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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

91 hedge funds and large institutions have $306M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9891 (-7)

8.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.28%53.12% (-8.2%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $387M → $306M (-$81.5M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 39

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
91
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
30
Reduced
39
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
26
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.41M +$112K +4,411 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.31M +$24.4K +965 +2%
SAM
28
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.28M +$172K +6,782 +15%
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.27M +$119K +4,702 +10%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.26M -$2.7M -106,805 -68%
Koshinski Asset Management
31
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.22M +$760K +30,025 +162%
SS
32
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$1.15M -$249K -9,830 -18%
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.13M -$973K -38,442 -46%
DADC
34
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.12M +$76.7K +3,032 +7%
SPIA
35
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.05M
CS
36
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$887K -$38.6K -1,525 -4%
PAG
37
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$848K +$857K +33,844 New
FWM
38
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$778K +$3.09K +122 +0.4%
OC
39
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$751K -$128K -5,058 -14%
CP
40
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$703K -$66.1K -2,612 -9%
EWM
41
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$690K -$772K -30,512 -53%
RPG
42
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$641K +$183K +7,233 +39%
LWAC
43
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$629K -$57K -2,252 -8%
FHA
44
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$582K -$113K -4,466 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$579K -$109K -4,318 -16%
KFGK
46
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$555K +$126K +4,997 +29%
LI
47
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$545K -$191K -7,560 -25%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
48
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$536K +$64.4K +2,545 +14%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$507K +$180K +7,093 +54%
CPIG
50
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$502K +$148K +5,837 +35%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

91 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $306M — down 21% from $387M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of FEM and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $5.22M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 91 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q3 2018, down from 98 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $306M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $5.22M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.