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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

79% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59M → $106M (+$46.8M)

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 13

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 58 (+11)

11.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.22% → 66.65% (+11%)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+23.4%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
2
WIM
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
+$3.04M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.97M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$2.8M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$2.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AWA
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
-$552K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$441K
3
FAIM
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
-$319K
4
WWM
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
-$243K
5
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
-$95.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
26
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$658K +$57.2K +1,592 +10%
SFP
27
Sweet Financial Partners
Minnesota
$630K – – –
MML Investors Services
28
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$583K -$7.15K -199 -1%
AFA
29
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$559K -$95.2K -2,652 -16%
EH
30
Equitable Holdings
New York
$541K -$3.45K -96 -0.7%
EAM
31
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$533K -$44.3K -1,234 -8%
LNC
32
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$518K +$18.5K +514 +4%
HI
33
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$417K +$385K +10,718 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$393K +$26.6K +740 +8%
CCM
35
Chiron Capital Management
Florida
$366K -$46.6K -1,297 -12%
NFG
36
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$361K +$333K +9,259 New
OIA
37
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$354K +$327K +9,103 New
MPW
38
MGO Private Wealth
California
$320K -$24.1K -670 -8%
WWM
39
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$251K -$243K -6,773 -51%
OMC
40
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$248K +$229K +6,376 New
MRCM
41
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$223K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
42
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$200K -$52.2K -1,454 -22%
PB
43
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$190K – – –
SWM
44
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$153K -$898 -25 -0.6%
GRP
45
Global Retirement Partners
California
$66.5K – – –
FFA
46
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$65.2K +$60.2K +1,675 New
BAM
47
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$52.9K +$48.8K +1,359 New
PTC
48
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$20K – – –
SPIA
49
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$19.5K – – –
HCP
50
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$16.2K – – –
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FEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

58 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $106M — up 79% from $59M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FEMS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Arkadios Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $552K sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) as of Q4 2022, up from 47 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $106M of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2022, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2022 was Arkadios Wealth Advisors, an estimated $552K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.