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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $215M invested in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $141M → $215M (+$74M)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 20

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6883 (+15)

8.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.19%58.64% (+8.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+22.06%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
30
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44.5M +$2.72M +65,090 +7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$44.1M +$15.5M +369,304 +58%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.8M +$7.91M +188,927 +87%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$4.67M +111,626 +83%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$8.57M -$611K -14,609 -7%
NA
6
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$7.9M +$7.54M +180,170 New
CAN
7
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$6.32M +$6.03M +144,036 New
PFA
8
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$6.16M +$4.37M +104,445 +289%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.02M +$905K +21,612 +19%
SAM
10
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$5.78M +$8.2K +196 +0.1%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.44M +$1.1M +26,336 +27%
HighTower Advisors
12
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.88M -$6.07K -145 -0.1%
KCM
13
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.63M +$1.54M +36,899 +54%
BFA
14
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.14M -$378K -9,021 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.13M -$10K -240 -0.5%
AIM
16
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$2.05M -$106K -2,531 -5%
UCFA
17
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.94M -$131K -3,134 -7%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.86M +$1.38M +32,874 +345%
BFEC
19
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.85M +$1.38M +32,965 +358%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.71M +$1.32M +31,420 +414%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.67M +$394K +9,425 +33%
SB
22
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.6M +$70.8K +1,691 +5%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.6M +$78.1K +1,867 +5%
MIAN
24
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.49M -$769K -18,363 -35%
LA
25
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$1.27M +$1.15M +27,545 New

FXZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

83 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $215M — up 53% from $141M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FXZ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Cetera Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.43M.

  • 83 institutional investors held First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) as of Q4 2017, up from 68 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $215M of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Cetera Advisors, an estimated $1.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.