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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.4M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 7

3.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.93%66.58% (+3.7%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.6M → $33.4M (-$4.26M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3430 (-4)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
30
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
0.69%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
7
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$6.73M -$1.47M -36,498 -17%
CWM
2
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$4.39M +$6.4M +159,226 +3,040%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.83M -$2.88M -71,536 -41%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.46M -$707K -17,581 -16%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$3.39M -$233K -5,784 -6%
WFG
6
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$3.04M +$874K +21,721 +37%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$1.82M +$66.4K +1,651 +4%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.64M +$59.3K +1,475 +4%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.51M
FAAS
10
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$743K -$224K -5,578 -22%
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$663K +$711K +17,669 New
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$529K +$568K +14,110 New
HighTower Advisors
13
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$387K +$1.53K +38 +0.4%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$353K -$155K -3,864 -29%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$243K +$11.7K +292 +5%
SCA
16
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$225K +$241K +5,991 New
CWA
17
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$161K +$151K +3,760 New
IA
18
IFP Advisors
Florida
$59K +$59.5K +1,479 +1,479%
AWA
19
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$45K
Fifth Third Bancorp
20
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$38K
PGA
21
Premia Global Advisors
Florida
$35K +$64K +1,590 New
William Blair & Company
22
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$22K
BFEC
23
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$21K +$3.82K +95 +20%
PNC Financial Services Group
24
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$17K +$282 +7 +2%
AG
25
Advisor Group
Arizona
$16K +$8.21K +204 +91%

FEMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

30 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $33.4M — down 11% from $37.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FEMB and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $6.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.88M.

  • 30 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) as of Q2 2018, down from 34 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $33.4M of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $6.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.