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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.8M invested in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.3M → $56.8M (+$476K)

3.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.92%39.55% (-3.4%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5146 (-5)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
46
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-9.8%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
15
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.36M +$349K +9,605 +5%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.27M +$1.15M +31,790 +18%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.26M -$6.93K -191 -0.1%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$5.49M +$220K +6,070 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.64M +$2.16M +59,389 +182%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$2.88M +$894K +24,641 +51%
LNC
7
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$2.63M +$156K +4,303 +7%
GVAG
8
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.8M -$130K -3,575 -7%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$1.75M -$1.13M -31,195 -41%
IAA
10
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$1.63M +$1.49M +41,145 New
FWM
11
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.55M -$5.55K -153 -0.4%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.49M -$2.56M -70,660 -65%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.39M +$211K +5,802 +20%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.29M +$9.22K +254 +0.8%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.28M -$48.5K -1,337 -4%
MML Investors Services
16
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.09M -$574K -15,819 -36%
AG
17
Advisor Group
Arizona
$726K -$94.3K -2,598 -12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$558K -$10.2K -280 -2%
CG
19
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$545K -$132K -3,645 -21%
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$497K +$11.7K +321 +3%
AAS
21
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$478K +$108K +2,977 +33%
WWM
22
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$449K +$94.3K +2,597 +30%
TI
23
tru Independence
Oregon
$406K +$590K +16,244 New
EH
24
Equitable Holdings
New York
$370K +$340K +9,366 New
BFEC
25
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$292K -$5.04K -139 -2%

FEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

46 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $56.8M — up 0.84% from $56.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FEMS and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $2.16M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.53M sold.

  • 46 institutional investors held First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) as of Q4 2019, down from 51 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $56.8M of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 0.84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $2.16M added.
  • The largest First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $6.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.