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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $259M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 2

171% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 14

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $189M → $259M (+$70.8M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6171 (+10)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.32%65.2% (-1.1%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $679K

Holders
71
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+16.39%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
38
Reduced
14
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
$679K
Net Calls
-$679K
Net Calls Change
-$679K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.8M +$12.6M +483,396 +30%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$46.7M +$4.36M +167,929 +11%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.2M +$3.18M +122,208 +15%
HA
4
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$10.6M -$2.38M -91,529 -19%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.2M +$1.03M +39,610 +12%
HFS
6
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$9.53M +$1.18M +45,381 +15%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$9.13M -$57.4K -2,208 -0.7%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.75M +$880K +33,864 +16%
PFA
9
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$6.52M -$698K -26,840 -10%
MIFH
10
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$6.4M +$1.92M +73,931 +45%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.75M +$1.31M +50,385 +32%
SI
12
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$5.03M +$1.19M +45,614 +33%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$4.4M +$1.21M +46,670 +41%
CCA
14
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$4.22M +$326K +12,536 +9%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$4.21M +$2.99M +115,126 +297%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.82M +$2.58M +99,437 +248%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.12M +$1.37M +52,767 +86%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.78M +$380K +14,627 +17%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.52M +$53.7K +2,065 +2%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.49M -$1.99M -76,757 -46%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.19M +$611K +23,521 +42%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.17M +$200K +7,677 +11%
WI
23
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$2.02M +$216K +8,328 +13%
BFEC
24
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.3M +$1.23M +47,481 New
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.3M +$4.05K +156 +0.3%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

71 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $259M — up 38% from $189M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FEM positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Hays Advisory, cutting an estimated $2.38M.

  • 71 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q3 2017, up from 61 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $259M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $2.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.