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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $76M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 4

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 6

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.4M → $76M (+$18.6M)

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3039 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

13.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.86%37.81% (-13%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
17
Reduced
6
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21M +$5.98M +163,879 +40%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$18.1M -$661K -18,124 -4%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$6.04M +$4.4M +120,527 +279%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.43M -$914K -25,070 -15%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.54M +$1.79M +49,194 +66%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.78M +$2.01M +55,103 +116%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.28M +$2.03M +55,656 +167%
OMC
8
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.41M +$760K +20,833 +47%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.93M +$1.9M +52,200 New
AI
10
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.57M +$89.7K +2,460 +6%
FWM
11
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.32M +$64.4K +1,766 +5%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.01M +$216K +5,912 +28%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$752K +$1.75K +48 +0.2%
VKH
14
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$487K -$408K -11,195 -46%
NFG
15
Next Financial Group
Texas
$477K +$472K +12,936 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$403K -$28.2K -772 -7%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$397K +$393K +10,778 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$379K +$170K +4,650 +82%
SS
19
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$370K +$366K +10,038 New
GS
20
Girard Securities
California
$312K +$76.5K +2,096 +32%
WA
21
WFG Advisors
Texas
$311K +$98.8K +2,708 +47%
JIP
22
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$284K -$43.3K -1,186 -13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$267K +$264K +7,245 New
SB
24
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$231K +$229K +6,281 New
CS
25
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$207K -$5.62K -154 -3%

FEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

39 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $76M — up 32% from $57.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FEMS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.98M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.1M sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) as of Q2 2017, up from 30 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $76M of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.98M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.