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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $158M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 7

140% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 15

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $158M (+$36.4M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 76 (+12)

10.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.7% → 63.29% (-10%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
36
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RWA
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
+$10.1M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.52M
3
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
+$3.83M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.01M
5
RC
Rareview Capital
Nevada
+$2.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIA
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
-$1.67M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.01M
3
VAS
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
-$698K
4
VWA
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$676K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$190K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MPIA
51
Milestones Private Investment Advisors
New York
$231K -$9.81K -338 -4%
GS
52
GTS Securities
New York
$225K +$223K +7,670 New
PWM
53
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$222K -$25K -860 -10%
Comerica Bank
54
Comerica Bank
Texas
$205K +$2.12K +73 +1%
ASN
55
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$204K +$202K +6,942 New
AI
56
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$202K +$200K +6,870 New
EC
57
Elequin Capital
New York
$179K -$290 -10 -0.2%
AAS
58
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$127K +$3.4K +117 +3%
Bank of America
59
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73.2K +$72.5K +2,496 New
FDCDDQ
60
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$32.4K -$12K -414 -27%
PS
61
Principal Securities
Iowa
$31.8K -$523 -18 -2%
RCM
62
Raleigh Capital Management
North Carolina
$31.4K +$465 +16 +2%
PTC
63
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$20.9K +$8.94K +308 +76%
GRP
64
Global Retirement Partners
California
$15K – – –
NS
65
NBC Securities
Alabama
$12.8K -$2.38K -82 -16%
CIAS
66
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$10.2K – – –
RF
67
Rossby Financial
Florida
$8.7K +$116 +4 +1%
IA
68
IFP Advisors
Florida
$7.83K +$1.95K +67 +34%
CAL
69
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
TAM
70
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$2.14K -$3.28K -113 -61%
UBS Group
71
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.14K +$1.83K +63 +630%
NFSG
72
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$1.85K – – –
LFG
73
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1.73K – – –
CJ
74
Caitlin John
Michigan
$1.53K +$1.51K +52 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
75
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$928 +$900 +31 New
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FEMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

76 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $158M — up 30% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FEMB positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Redhawk Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Concurrent Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.67M.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) as of Q3 2025, up from 64 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $158M of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Redhawk Wealth Advisors, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Concurrent Investment Advisors, an estimated $1.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.