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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $271M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

217% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 6

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $182M → $271M (+$89.2M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2934 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

19.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.59%80.6% (-20%)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+17.24%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
19
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$147M +$96.8M +3,887,930 +191%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$28.1M +$2.17M +87,245 +8%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.5M +$3.23M +129,777 +17%
HA
4
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$15.4M -$5.23M -210,131 -25%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$15.3M +$4.64M +186,405 +43%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.8M +$6.43M +258,058 +148%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.37M -$149K -5,982 -2%
HFS
8
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.37M +$224K +8,988 +7%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$3.18M +$584K +23,426 +22%
BTS
10
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.64M +$11.4K +458 +5%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$2.6M +$611K +24,511 +31%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.78M +$1.78M +71,626 New
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.52M +$1.52M +61,159 New
IH
14
IFC Holdings
Florida
$996K -$956K -38,384 -49%
FHA
15
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$930K +$83.7K +3,360 +9%
PI
16
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$845K +$489K +19,640 +137%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$666K +$145K +5,820 +28%
CS
18
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$509K +$266K +10,682 +109%
WEC
19
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$494K +$495K +19,878 New
SAM
20
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$472K +$163K +6,532 +52%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$468K +$34.3K +1,376 +8%
SI
22
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$466K -$86K -3,454 -16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$444K +$104K +4,165 +30%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$414K +$65.5K +2,629 +19%
B
25
Baird
Wisconsin
$273K +$274K +11,005 New

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

34 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $271M — up 49% from $182M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FEM positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, adding an estimated $96.8M. The largest seller was Navellier & Associates, cutting an estimated $23.3M.

  • 34 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q4 2013, up from 29 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $271M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $96.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Navellier & Associates, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.