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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

99 hedge funds and large institutions have $265M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 14

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 28

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9199 (+8)

6.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.12%59.8% (+6.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $306M → $265M (-$40.7M)

Holders
99
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+8.79%
% of All Funds
2.21%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
24
Increased
35
Reduced
28
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.25M +$230K +9,826 +22%
HighTower Advisors
27
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.24M -$40.3K -1,720 -3%
SPIA
28
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.23M +$279K +11,920 +28%
SAM
29
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.14M -$33.3K -1,422 -3%
HH
30
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.05M +$1.07M +45,803 New
FWM
31
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$978K +$276K +11,759 +38%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$973K +$996K +42,470 New
CPIG
33
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$969K +$426K +18,172 +81%
EWM
34
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$950K +$329K +14,053 +51%
RG
35
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$769K +$789K +33,677 New
KFGK
36
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$759K +$261K +11,134 +50%
Stifel Financial
37
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$740K -$411K -17,514 -35%
CS
38
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$728K -$82.3K -3,509 -10%
CWM
39
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$708K -$12.9M -552,014 -95%
CP
40
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$616K -$24.8K -1,060 -4%
AW
41
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$616K +$230K +9,794 +57%
VCWA
42
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors
Colorado
$589K +$605K +25,803 New
RPG
43
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$567K -$17.4K -744 -3%
LWAC
44
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$566K -$7.01K -299 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$536K -$3.77M -161,025 -87%
First Trust Advisors
46
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$528K +$68.4K +2,917 +14%
LI
47
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$520K +$23 +1 +0%
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$501K -$187K -7,984 -27%
CAM
49
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$466K +$479K +20,425 New
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$452K +$160K +6,844 +53%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

99 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $265M — down 13% from $306M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FEM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Private Advisor Group, adding an estimated $17.3M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $20M sold.

  • 99 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q4 2018, up from 91 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $265M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $17.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $20M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.