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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

115 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $299M → $347M (+$48.6M)

10.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.19%83.68% (+10%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111115 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
115
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.6%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
14
Increased
41
Reduced
49
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$95.5M +$36.9M +1,766,520 +69%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$33.1M -$3.68M -176,343 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.9M -$1.15M -55,205 -6%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$19.9M -$922K -44,139 -5%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.1M -$162K -7,730 -1%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.5M +$350K +16,773 +3%
EWM
7
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$13.6M -$435K -20,838 -3%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.8M -$770K -36,868 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.4M +$124K +5,957 +1%
LIA
10
Luken Investment Analytics
Tennessee
$9.14M +$239K +11,418 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
11
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$8.74M +$580K +27,736 +8%
KWM
12
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$7.22M +$2.02M +96,619 +42%
OMC
13
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$7.18M -$4M -191,590 -37%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.13M +$5.4M +258,631 +1,404%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.86M -$321K -15,352 -5%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5.34M -$1.56M -74,466 -24%
WP
17
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$3.03M +$604K +28,915 +27%
First Trust Advisors
18
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.02M +$2.27M +108,522 +389%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.88M -$1.16M -55,612 -30%
CAS
20
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$2.66M +$1.84M +87,929 +271%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.4M +$1.31M +62,625 +137%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$2.3M -$2.43M -116,499 -53%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
23
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2.19M -$565K -27,032 -21%
MFG
24
Midwest Financial Group
Kansas
$1.98M +$46.2K +2,212 +3%
AAS
25
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.9M +$289K +13,814 +19%

FEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

115 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $347M — up 16% from $299M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FEM positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $36.9M. The largest seller was Dunhill Financial, cutting an estimated $4.07M.

  • 115 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) as of Q4 2023, up from 111 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $347M of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $36.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Dunhill Financial, an estimated $4.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.