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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 19

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6148 (-13)

32.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.41%54.31% (-32%)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 20

82% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $594M → $108M (-$486M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
48
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-21.31%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
19
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VKH
26
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$338K -$965K -30,742 -74%
FIM
27
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$309K +$13K +414 +4%
PI
28
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$278K -$11.4M -363,477 -98%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$270K -$164K -5,235 -38%
ACM
30
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$262K +$261K +8,317 New
PPA
31
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$259K -$31.9M -1,016,252 -99%
WA
32
WESPAC Advisors
California
$251K -$2.17M -69,197 -90%
PHS
33
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$251K +$249K +7,947 New
ICAS
34
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$229K +$126 +4 +0.1%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$140K +$18.3K +582 +15%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$137K -$42.6K -1,356 -24%
AP
37
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$129K +$128K +4,078 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
38
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$126K
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$108K -$2.29K -73 -2%
BRWM
40
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$103K -$1.31M -41,606 -93%
NES
41
New England Securities
New York
$61K +$6.5K +207 +12%
MFS
42
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$38K -$5.65K -180 -13%
WA
43
WFG Advisors
Texas
$27K +$3.3K +105 +14%
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$25K -$86.5K -2,756 -78%
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$24K
FAM
46
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$12K
BRWA
47
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$109 +$108K +3,450 New
FSIM
48
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$264M -8,223,888 Closed
BFA
49
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$30.5M -948,925 Closed
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$55.7M -173,396 Closed

FXZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

48 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $108M — down 82% from $594M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of FXZ and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was BBVA USA Bancshares, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.44M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $264M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) as of Q4 2014, down from 61 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $108M of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 82% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was BBVA USA Bancshares, an estimated $7.44M added.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $264M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.