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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund
FEM

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $424M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

218% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 11

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 126 (+22)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $373M → $424M (+$50.9M)

2.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.18% → 66.26% (+2.1%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
126
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+21.15%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
35
Increased
41
Reduced
38
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.13M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.82M
3
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$1.49M
4
HR
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
+$1.04M
5
AAS
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
+$1.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.81M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$4.11M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3M
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$1.78M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WI
26
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$2.4M -$462K -18,779 -17%
PWMAG
27
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$2.26M +$54.1K +2,200 +3%
CBFP
28
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$2.22M -$191K -7,770 -8%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.75M +$104K +4,241 +7%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
30
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.61M +$1.49M +60,656 New
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.5M +$112K +4,563 +9%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.43M +$46.1K +1,875 +4%
CPIG
33
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.42M +$97.2K +3,949 +8%
AW
34
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.41M -$416K -16,916 -24%
LFG
35
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1.38M +$106K +4,300 +9%
SPIA
36
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.35M -$7.38K -300 -0.6%
CCA
37
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$1.34M -$312K -12,680 -20%
SAM
38
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.32M +$28.9K +1,175 +2%
FWM
39
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.14M – – –
AAS
40
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.11M +$1.03M +41,922 New
HR
41
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$1.09M +$1.04M +42,326 New
FAAS
42
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.05M +$232K +9,447 +31%
CS
43
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$946K +$877K +35,626 New
OIA
44
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$916K +$42K +1,705 +5%
CFGS
45
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$853K +$549K +22,292 +226%
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$836K +$265K +10,787 +52%
IA
47
IFP Advisors
Florida
$815K +$133K +5,386 +21%
Truist Financial
48
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$776K +$720K +29,255 New
MIAN
49
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$771K +$93.4K +3,795 +15%
CWM
50
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$679K +$9.89K +402 +2%
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FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

126 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $424M — up 14% from $373M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new FEM positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $3.13M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $5.81M.

  • 126 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q4 2019, up from 104 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $424M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.