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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $24M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 3

101% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9M → $24M (+$12.1M)

36% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1419 (+5)

3.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.43%59.76% (+3.3%)

Holders
19
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+35.71%
% of All Funds
0.47%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
3
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$8.86M +$2.47M +57,959 +38%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.93M +$5.16M +120,926 +280%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$3.1M +$2.44M +57,152 +355%
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.07M +$1.08M +25,416 New
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.01M +$1.02M +23,814 New
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$457K +$209K +4,898 +83%
IH
7
IFC Holdings
Florida
$447K +$453K +10,615 New
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$400K -$29.8K -698 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$378K +$262K +6,145 +219%
FAAS
10
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$292K +$293K +6,865 New
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$282K +$13K +304 +5%
NPC
12
National Planning Corporation
California
$259K -$1.49K -35 -0.6%
SI
13
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$236K -$23.7K -556 -9%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$148K +$51.8K +1,215 +53%
WA
15
WFG Advisors
Texas
$70K
BTIS
16
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$37K +$37.6K +882 New
PFGIA
17
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$6K +$6.05K +142 New
TRCT
18
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$4.52K +106 New
SCA
19
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
-$1.25M -29,511 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
20
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$4K -88 Closed

FEMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

19 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $24M — up 101% from $11.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FEMB positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $5.16M. The largest seller was Snowden Capital Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.25M sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) as of Q2 2017, up from 14 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $24M of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 101% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.16M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Snowden Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.