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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
FEMS

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $199M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 7

123% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 13

89% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $199M (+$93.6M)

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 73 (+15)

2.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.65% → 68.7% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+25.86%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
29
Reduced
13
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$25.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$19.4M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$13.1M
4
DWP
Destiny Wealth Partners
Florida
+$10.5M
5
SPIA
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
+$8.95M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FAIM
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
-$5.18M
2
WIM
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
-$3.21M
3
6F
626 Financial
Michigan
-$546K
4
EAM
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$533K
5
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$405K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
26
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.72M +$8.09K +210 +0.5%
QCIG
27
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.56M +$207K +5,366 +15%
VWA
28
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.34M +$1.38M +35,898 New
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.27M +$366K +9,502 +39%
SCA
30
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.25M +$1.3M +33,651 New
EH
31
Equitable Holdings
New York
$908K +$405K +10,513 +76%
CA
32
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$891K +$57.2K +1,485 +7%
SA
33
SFI Advisors
New Jersey
$887K – – –
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$805K +$834K +21,646 New
Baird Financial Group
35
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$745K +$772K +20,026 New
MML Investors Services
36
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$703K +$151K +3,928 +26%
HAS
37
HBW Advisory Services
California
$688K +$17.4K +452 +3%
SWM
38
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$667K +$540K +14,012 +358%
C
39
CEDRUS
Colorado
$654K +$677K +17,572 New
Jane Street
40
Jane Street
New York
$633K +$656K +17,014 New
SFP
41
Sweet Financial Partners
Minnesota
$602K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$595K +$616K +15,984 New
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$586K -$44.9K -1,166 -7%
OMC
44
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$531K +$304K +7,891 +124%
AFA
45
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$528K -$7.09K -184 -1%
LNC
46
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$497K +$2.12K +55 +0.4%
IWC
47
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$473K +$489K +12,699 New
HI
48
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$464K +$67.9K +1,763 +16%
MWA
49
Mills Wealth Advisors
Texas
$402K +$416K +10,797 New
NFG
50
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$381K +$37.6K +976 +11%
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FEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

73 of the 6,276 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $199M — up 89% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FEMS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was Financial Advocates Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.18M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) as of Q1 2023, up from 58 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $199M of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2023, up 89% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2023 and 7 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $25.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2023 was Financial Advocates Investment Management, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.