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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $317M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.33%73.32% (-8%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4540 (-5)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $376M → $317M (-$58.7M)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
40
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
20
Reduced
14
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$244K +$264K +10,284 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
27
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$236K -$5.39K -210 -2%
AssetMark Inc
28
AssetMark Inc
California
$227K +$56.3K +2,193 +30%
M&T Bank
29
M&T Bank
New York
$226K +$244K +9,508 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$224K +$20.3K +790 +9%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$193K -$12.4K -484 -6%
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$155K +$3.95K +154 +2%
WA
33
WFG Advisors
Texas
$131K +$93.7K +3,651 +197%
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$73K +$17.7K +690 +29%
Citigroup
35
Citigroup
New York
$35K -$142K -5,515 -79%
Creative Planning
36
Creative Planning
Kansas
$24K -$257K -10,000 -91%
SCA
37
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$17K +$18.9K +735 New
GSC
38
Ground Swell Capital
South Carolina
$16K +$17.1K +665 New
SAM
39
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$15K -$751K -29,282 -98%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
40
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4K +$3.85K +150 New
HA
41
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$9.13M -362,693 Closed
FHA
42
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
-$2.79M -108,154 Closed
SI
43
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$656K -26,040 Closed
CS
44
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$595K -23,618 Closed
HighTower Advisors
45
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$213K -8,440 Closed
VAM
46
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$203K -8,077 Closed
IPC
47
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
-$154K -6,100 Closed
RIA
48
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
-$20K -800 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
49
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$17K -660 Closed
1IC
50
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
-$9K -350 Closed

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

40 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $317M — down 16% from $376M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FEM and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $7.3M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, cutting an estimated $43.6M.

  • 40 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q3 2014, down from 45 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $317M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $43.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.