We are live on ! Find out more
FEM icon

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4046 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.31%76.28% (-8%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 17

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $403M → $295M (-$108M)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+15%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
17
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$208M -$107M -4,875,578 -34%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$18.7M -$3.79M -172,934 -17%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.1M +$1.65M +75,169 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.96M +$2.07M +94,636 +36%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.98M +$4.58M +208,842 +1,353%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.79M -$6.18M -282,136 -57%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$4.5M -$503K -22,940 -10%
HFS
8
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4M +$349K +15,919 +10%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.85M +$1.24M +56,806 +49%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.78M -$3.76M -171,708 -50%
OMC
11
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.77M +$2.8M +127,926 +304%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.15M +$1.95M +88,790 +168%
SAM
13
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$2.6M +$1.94M +88,444 +306%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.85M -$1.3M -59,308 -42%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.18M +$97.1K +4,430 +9%
JG
16
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.11M -$4.01M -182,972 -78%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$67.8K +3,095 +7%
RPG
18
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$962K +$950K +43,371 New
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$949K -$320K -14,587 -26%
FTUS
20
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$727K -$2.89M -131,788 -80%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$672K +$133K +6,082 +25%
CS
22
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$427K +$422K +19,250 New
CPIG
23
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$300K -$14.2K -649 -4%
MAA
24
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$240K +$237K +10,808 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$236K -$21.6K -988 -9%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $295M — down 27% from $403M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FEM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $4.58M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, cutting an estimated $107M.

  • 46 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q1 2015, up from 40 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $295M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.58M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2015 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $107M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.