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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $698M invested in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 3

386% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 7

84% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $379M → $698M (+$319M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4860 (+12)

8.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.3%83.33% (+8%)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
34
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$293M +$141M +4,354,944 +98%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$69.4M +$57.3M +1,772,558 +571%
BTS
3
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$61.6M +$2.55M +78,798 +74%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.3M +$10.3M +318,891 +28%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$46M +$1.24M +38,310 +3%
PPA
6
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$43.6M +$18.4M +567,630 +77%
BFA
7
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$23.9M +$9.9M +305,997 +74%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$20.2M +$1.63M +50,519 +9%
PI
9
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$13.7M +$6.82M +210,944 +106%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.3M +$1.82M +56,230 +20%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.92M +$3.68M +113,688 +92%
SAM
12
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$5.78M +$1.17M +36,228 +26%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.64M +$5.48M +169,455 New
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.54M +$1.91M +58,925 +55%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.64M +$703K +21,718 +25%
SAM
16
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.23M +$134K +4,152 +4%
VFS
17
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.96M +$2.57M +79,456 +828%
WA
18
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.79M +$331K +10,230 +14%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.69M +$1.34M +41,324 +105%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.45M +$334K +10,332 +16%
BRWM
21
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$2.25M +$2.18M +67,429 New
AP
22
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$2.15M +$1.16M +35,949 +125%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$2.13M +$932K +28,796 +82%
WF
24
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2.1M +$250K +7,742 +14%
FA
25
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.92M -$1.84M -56,920 -50%

FXZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $698M — up 84% from $379M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FXZ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was FDx Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.84M.

  • 60 institutional investors held First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) as of Q1 2014, up from 48 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $698M of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2014 was FDx Advisors, an estimated $1.84M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.