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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $594M invested in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 20

15.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.13%86.41% (+15%)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $546M → $594M (+$48.4M)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7161 (-10)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

71% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
61
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-14.08%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
4
Increased
34
Reduced
20
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$264M +$65.6M +1,957,513 +31%
BTS
2
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$55.7M +$1.8M +53,868 +45%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$50.3M +$2.62M +78,268 +5%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$49.4M -$3.57M -106,469 -6%
PPA
5
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$32.9M +$5.47M +163,232 +19%
BFA
6
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$30.5M +$9.39M +280,416 +42%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.4M +$5.32M +158,747 +24%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$12.8M +$1.66M +49,436 +14%
PI
9
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$12M +$3.35M +99,935 +37%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.32M +$610K +18,228 +9%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.76M +$853K +25,479 +14%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.75M -$129K -3,843 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.62M -$7.19M -214,540 -66%
SAM
14
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.08M +$26.6K +793 +0.8%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.02M -$131K -3,920 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.94M +$3.07M +91,684 New
AIM
17
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$2.71M +$760K +22,707 +37%
WA
18
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.48M +$565K +16,870 +28%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.21M -$243K -7,250 -10%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.08M +$1.92M +57,288 +758%
WF
21
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2M +$120K +3,587 +6%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.59M -$2.99M -89,207 -64%
BRWM
23
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.44M -$461K -13,753 -23%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$1.41M -$1.67M -50,000 -53%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.33M +$1M +29,997 +262%

FXZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

61 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $594M — up 8.9% from $546M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, adding an estimated $65.6M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $7.19M.

  • 61 institutional investors held First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) as of Q3 2014, down from 71 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $594M of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $65.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $7.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.