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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $398M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 3

129% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 21

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278M → $398M (+$120M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83100 (+17)

6.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.97%59.56% (-6.4%)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+20.48%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
21
Increased
48
Reduced
21
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.45M +$131K +4,442 +6%
BCM
27
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
$1.89M +$918K +31,083 +93%
SS
28
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$1.71M +$574K +19,448 +50%
AG
29
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.65M +$299K +10,131 +22%
PCM
30
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.63M +$1.65M +55,792 New
PFS
31
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.52M +$195K +6,602 +15%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.46M +$34K +1,152 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.41M +$848K +28,716 +149%
BFEC
34
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.38M +$21.2K +717 +2%
SAM
35
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.3M -$12.4K -420 -0.9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.29M +$33.4K +1,131 +3%
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.21M +$587K +19,878 +93%
SPIA
38
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.18M
CS
39
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.12M -$65.5K -2,216 -5%
CWM
40
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.08M +$472K +15,983 +75%
DADC
41
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.06M +$238K +8,056 +29%
EWM
42
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$1.03M +$529K +17,902 +103%
FHA
43
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$942K -$179K -6,075 -16%
FWM
44
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$906K +$516K +17,473 +130%
LI
45
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$886K -$1.56K -53 -0.2%
FHC
46
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$856K +$156K +5,276 +22%
FAAS
47
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$748K +$389K +13,157 +107%
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$686K -$12.9K -437 -2%
OC
49
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$681K +$191K +6,457 +38%
RPG
50
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$666K -$20.6K -699 -3%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

100 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $398M — up 43% from $278M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FEM positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $21.5M. The largest seller was Pinnacle Family Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.2M.

  • 100 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q1 2018, up from 83 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $398M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $21.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Pinnacle Family Advisors, an estimated $5.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.