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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

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: 104126 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$73.6M -$5.81M -236,027 -8%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$69.4M +$28K +1,136 +0%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.9M +$3.13M +127,346 +9%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.3M +$1.82M +73,945 +8%
PAG
5
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$22.1M -$504K -20,483 -2%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$18.9M +$181K +7,337 +1%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$18.9M -$1.67M -67,821 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15.2M -$353K -14,334 -2%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10.6M +$1.03M +41,698 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.2M +$642K +26,094 +7%
Baird Financial Group
11
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$9.2M +$716K +29,083 +9%
PA
12
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$6.49M -$88.7K -3,604 -1%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.92M -$599K -24,339 -10%
CA
14
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$5.58M +$5.17M +210,269 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
15
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$4.95M
EWM
16
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$4.74M +$78.7K +3,199 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.09M +$239K +9,694 +7%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4.06M -$59.7K -2,425 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.67M +$1M +40,774 +42%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.43M -$112K -4,537 -3%
GIA
21
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.85M -$433K -17,612 -14%
DADC
22
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.83M -$1.78M -72,176 -40%
MCM
23
Mattern Capital Management
Colorado
$2.72M +$2.52M +102,521 New
HH
24
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.7M +$13.4K +546 +0.5%
EWM
25
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$2.46M +$2.28M +92,776 New

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.