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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.6M -$29.8M -948,247 -62%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$18M -$31.2M -994,038 -63%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.2M -$14.7M -467,446 -57%
BUB
4
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$7.48M +$7.44M +236,980 New
Stifel Financial
5
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.84M +$200K +6,378 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.31M +$2.74M +87,226 +77%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.83M +$160K +5,082 +3%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.23M +$4.21M +134,077 New
AIM
9
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$3.68M +$1.01M +32,216 +38%
SAM
10
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.23M +$202K +6,438 +7%
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.31M +$1.79M +57,103 +352%
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.3M +$1.43M +45,623 +168%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.17M +$2.16M +68,697 New
WF
14
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2.06M +$96.4K +3,072 +5%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.79M -$253K -8,069 -12%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.64M +$1.31M +41,893 +422%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.58M +$24.1K +768 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.28M +$22.3K +712 +2%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.26M -$155K -4,948 -11%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$829K -$2.05M -65,399 -71%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$728K +$233K +7,428 +48%
RIA
22
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$661K +$100K +3,200 +18%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$574K -$1.59M -50,649 -74%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$448K -$6.7M -213,527 -94%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$377K -$556K -17,712 -60%

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.