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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
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$56.3M +$5.1M +217,416 +10%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52.7M -$12.7M -540,766 -19%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.5M +$5.91M +252,035 +31%
PAG
4
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$17.7M +$17.3M +740,112 +2,187%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.3M +$1.06M +45,092 +11%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$8.82M +$101K +4,314 +1%
HFS
7
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$7.53M +$1M +42,771 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.46M +$845K +36,049 +12%
AG
9
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5.96M +$3.48M +148,549 +132%
PA
10
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$5.6M +$5.75M +245,095 New
MML Investors Services
11
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$4.67M -$136K -5,808 -3%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.47M +$1.32M +56,435 +41%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.67M +$306K +13,057 +9%
WI
14
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$3.09M +$769K +32,819 +32%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.04M -$72.7K -3,103 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.97M +$2.51M +107,163 +464%
DADC
17
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.78M +$1.8M +76,820 +172%
CCA
18
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$2.65M -$708K -30,206 -21%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.61M +$2.68M +114,438 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.42M +$448K +19,117 +22%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.42M -$194K -8,291 -7%
AFNAS
22
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2.08M -$141K -6,018 -6%
CBFP
23
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$2.08M +$2.14M +91,169 New
PWMAG
24
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$1.95M +$2M +85,420 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$224K +9,566 +18%

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.