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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $403M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $403M (+$85.4M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

10.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.32%84.31% (+11%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4040 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
40
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AssetMark Inc
26
AssetMark Inc
California
$278K +$76.8K +3,348 +35%
TSS
27
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$277K +$295K +12,850 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$250K +$38.5K +1,678 +17%
DADC
29
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$244K +$6.88K +300 +3%
M&T Bank
30
M&T Bank
New York
$218K +$14.1K +614 +6%
WA
31
WFG Advisors
Texas
$153K +$36.7K +1,602 +29%
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$111K -$31.8K -1,389 -21%
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$81K +$16.1K +701 +23%
Creative Planning
34
Creative Planning
Kansas
$65K +$45.9K +2,000 +200%
BWA
35
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$26K +$27.4K +1,197 New
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K +$12.6K +548 New
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$11K -$21.9K -955 -65%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
38
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3K
ASN
39
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$3K +$3.71K +162 New
B
40
Baird
Wisconsin
-$1.65M -69,521 Closed
IH
41
IFC Holdings
Florida
-$944K -39,817 Closed
FHC
42
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
-$415K -17,450 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$224K -9,447 Closed
BTS
44
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$2.18M -9,162 Closed
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$193K -8,138 Closed
SCA
46
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
-$17K -735 Closed
SAM
47
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
-$15K -636 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
48
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$23 +1 New

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

40 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $403M — up 27% from $317M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FEM positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.25M.

  • 40 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $403M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.