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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4046 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.31%76.28% (-8%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 17

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $403M → $295M (-$108M)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+15%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
17
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DADC
26
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$236K -$15.1K -690 -6%
M&T Bank
27
M&T Bank
New York
$235K +$10.3K +469 +5%
WEC
28
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$229K -$109K -4,978 -33%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$225K +$222K +10,153 New
WA
30
WFG Advisors
Texas
$112K -$45.3K -2,069 -29%
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$77K -$6.18K -282 -7%
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$76.1K -$37.6K -1,716 -33%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$67K
TFA
34
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$46K +$45.4K +2,070 New
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$41K +$40.2K +1,834 New
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$26K +$15K +684 +135%
CTC
37
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$19K +$18.6K +851 New
FAM
38
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$13K +$11.4K +519 New
US Bancorp
39
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K
JFGIW
40
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$8K +$7.71K +352 New
BFEC
41
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$7K +$6.44K +294 New
RIA
42
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$6K +$5.61K +256 New
AssetMark Inc
43
AssetMark Inc
California
$2K -$281K -12,824 -99%
BWA
44
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$2K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
45
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$1.82K +83 New
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$2.48M -115,019 Closed
VFS
47
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$1.21M -56,110 Closed
TSS
48
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$277K -12,850 Closed
ASN
49
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$3K -162 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
50
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$3K -150 Closed

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $295M — down 27% from $403M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FEM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $4.58M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, cutting an estimated $107M.

  • 46 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q1 2015, up from 40 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $295M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.58M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2015 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $107M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.