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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $546M invested in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6071 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

12.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.33%71.13% (-12%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 30

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $698M → $546M (-$152M)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+18.33%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
24
Reduced
30
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$214M -$84.4M -2,529,678 -29%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.2M +$6.54M +196,113 +14%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$50.8M +$3.56M +106,736 +8%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$40.8M -$2.18M -65,465 -35%
PPA
5
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$29.4M -$14.9M -447,905 -34%
BFA
6
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$22.8M -$1.66M -49,712 -7%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.7M -$47.3M -1,418,860 -68%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$11.9M -$8.63M -258,648 -43%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M -$425K -12,738 -4%
PI
10
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$9.3M -$4.62M -138,526 -34%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.15M -$943K -28,258 -12%
SAM
12
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$6.73M +$788K +23,618 +14%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.32M +$522K +15,642 +9%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.18M -$482K -14,448 -9%
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.73M +$3.11M +93,150 +205%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.34M -$381K -11,416 -10%
SAM
17
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.25M -$63.4K -1,901 -2%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$3.24M +$1.03M +30,849 +48%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.6M +$88.1K +2,639 +4%
VFS
20
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.24M -$787K -23,575 -26%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$2.17M +$2.12M +63,635 New
AIM
22
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$2.11M +$1.8M +53,973 +697%
SI
23
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.1M +$176K +5,286 +9%
WA
24
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.06M -$779K -23,350 -28%
WF
25
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2M -$142K -4,258 -7%

FXZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

71 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $546M — down 22% from $698M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FXZ positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.54M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, cutting an estimated $84.4M.

  • 71 institutional investors held First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) as of Q2 2014, up from 60 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $546M of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2014, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.54M added.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $84.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.