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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.7M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 17

3.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.7%42.82% (-3.9%)

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7055 (-15)

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.1M → $61.7M (-$23.4M)

59% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
55
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-21.43%
% of All Funds
0.74%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
18
Reduced
17
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.7M -$732K -27,317 -4%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$8.61M +$135K +5,027 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$6.87M +$1.08M +40,214 +19%
EPAM
4
Euro Pacific Asset Management
Puerto Rico
$3.11M -$104K -3,875 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.13M -$1.55M -58,042 -42%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$1.9M -$11.1M -413,840 -85%
OMC
7
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.88M +$17.7K +662 +1%
VCM
8
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.82M +$1.82M +68,018 New
EE
9
EWG Elevate
California
$1.81M +$137K +5,115 +8%
P
10
&Partners
Tennessee
$1.75M +$284K +10,589 +20%
Raymond James Financial
11
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$1.67M -$956K -35,673 -37%
Cetera Investment Advisers
12
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.27M -$216K -8,048 -15%
First Trust Advisors
13
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.17M +$35.4K +1,321 +3%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.15M -$2.04M -76,128 -64%
PVI
15
Pine Valley Investments
New Jersey
$1.09M -$44.8K -1,674 -4%
WCFA
16
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.07M +$24.1K +901 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M -$2.05M -76,601 -66%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$856K +$92.9K +3,470 +12%
CCA
19
Cottonwood Capital Advisors
Utah
$820K +$750 +28 +0.1%
VWA
20
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$630K -$614K -22,908 -49%
Comerica Bank
21
Comerica Bank
Texas
$590K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$572K +$19.6K +731 +4%
NA
23
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$554K -$584K -21,808 -51%
KF
24
KKM Financial
Illinois
$365K +$54 +2 +0%
WWMSC
25
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$361K +$5.46K +204 +2%

FEMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

55 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $61.7M — down 28% from $85.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of FEMB and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Virtue Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.82M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) as of Q1 2025, down from 70 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $61.7M of First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $1.82M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.