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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 45

2.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.26%63.55% (-2.7%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126107 (-19)

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $424M → $269M (-$155M)

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 27

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
107
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-15.08%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
43
Reduced
45
Closed
27
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42.4M -$8.6M -365,662 -13%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$32M -$18.7M -794,637 -30%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.4M -$49.9K -2,121 -0.1%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17.4M +$850K +36,140 +4%
AFA
5
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$16.5M +$20.2M +856,946 New
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$12.3M -$218K -9,254 -1%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11M -$2.03M -86,195 -12%
PAG
8
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$10.1M -$6.02M -256,135 -31%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.91M -$1.53M -65,076 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.21M +$1.96M +83,130 +22%
EWM
11
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$6.68M +$4.73M +201,130 +113%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.72M +$2.41M +102,626 +46%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
13
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$4.95M
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.05M +$5.41M +229,894 New
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.81M +$4.84M +205,961 +1,939%
Baird Financial Group
16
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.72M -$3.18M -135,164 -39%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$3.14M +$4.19M +178,316 New
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.88M -$5.55M -235,893 -59%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.77M +$667K +28,350 +22%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.66M -$72K -3,060 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.3M -$179K -7,591 -5%
DADC
22
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.01M +$186K +7,902 +7%
WI
23
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.92M +$441K +18,768 +21%
GIA
24
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.79M -$134K -5,686 -5%
EWM
25
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.72M +$115K +4,908 +5%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

107 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $269M — down 37% from $424M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of FEM and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was American Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $18.7M.

  • 107 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q1 2020, down from 126 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $269M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was American Financial Advisors, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $18.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.