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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $73M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 11

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.4M → $73M (+$16.5M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3739 (+2)

2.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.05%54.06% (+2%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.41%
% of All Funds
0.86%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
16
Reduced
11
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$34.6M +$13.2M +342,789 +60%
First Trust Advisors
2
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$9.38M +$1.56M +40,251 +20%
MML Investors Services
3
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.66M +$3.71M +96,094 New
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$3.39M +$157K +4,074 +5%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$3.23M +$85.6K +2,215 +3%
HIM
6
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$2.31M -$1.18M -30,612 -34%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.18M -$194K -5,025 -8%
WFG
8
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$1.98M -$966 -25 -0%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.48M +$153K +3,956 +11%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$1.47M +$261K +6,754 +21%
AG
11
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.3M +$961K +24,873 +266%
NA
12
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$989K +$77.1K +1,995 +8%
AT
13
Arden Trust
Delaware
$944K -$18K -467 -2%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$675K -$90.7K -2,347 -12%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$601K -$21.1K -547 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$551K -$641K -16,595 -53%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$507K -$264K -6,820 -34%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$483K +$17.8K +461 +4%
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$479K +$5.6K +145 +1%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$389K +$16.5K +427 +4%
PFS
21
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$381K +$9.16K +237 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$364K +$53.6K +1,388 +17%
SCA
23
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$327K +$84.3K +2,180 +34%
FAIM
24
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$236K +$26.9K +696 +13%
FWM
25
Foresight Wealth Management
Utah
$224K -$1.93K -50 -0.8%

FEMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

39 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $73M — up 29% from $56.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FEMB positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Hanlon Investment Management, cutting an estimated $1.18M.

  • 39 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) as of Q3 2019, up from 37 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $73M of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Hanlon Investment Management, an estimated $1.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.