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Who owns FEM?

Institutional ownership of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund from Form 13F, Q2 2026

153 institutional managers reported holding First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 18,913,844 shares worth $605M. The largest reported holder was Morgan Stanley. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 737,389 shares (+4.1%). 26 opened new positions and 11 sold out.

Funds holding
153
Value held
$605M
New / sold out
26 / 11
Net shares, same filers
+4.1%

Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

Largest holders of FEM

FundValueShare of 13F holdingsSharesMove
Morgan Stanley$96.1M15.9%3,004,146Added
LPL Financial LLC$72.3M12.0%2,261,075Added
Wells Fargo & Company$47.1M7.8%1,471,272Added
Bank of America Corp$42.3M7.0%1,321,485Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc$28.0M4.6%875,590Added
Royal Bank of Canada$25.8M4.3%805,899Trimmed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.$23.2M3.8%725,394Added
First Trust Advisors LP$21.5M3.6%671,879Trimmed
UBS Group AG$20.7M3.4%647,068Trimmed
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management$20.4M3.4%636,366Added
Raymond James Financial Inc$18.6M3.1%582,966Added
TCP Asset Management, LLC$14.6M2.4%455,273Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC$11.8M2.0%369,789Trimmed
Cetera Investment Advisers$11.5M1.9%360,031Trimmed
Assetmark, Inc$11.4M1.9%356,467Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board$10.0M1.7%313,808Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp$7.1M1.2%223,082Trimmed
Benjamin Edwards Inc$4.7M0.8%148,318Added
Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC$4.4M0.7%137,010Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC$4.3M0.7%134,457Trimmed
Harbour Investments, Inc.$4.3M0.7%134,363Added
Atria Investments, Inc$4.0M0.7%124,183Added
IFP Advisors, Inc$3.8M0.6%117,309Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC$3.7M0.6%115,286Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC$3.5M0.6%110,800Added

Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 18,913,844 FEM shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.

The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $73.1M and sold $49.2M; 68 added and 31 trimmed.

Questions about FEM ownership

Who owns FEM stock?
153 institutional investment managers reported FEM positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 18,913,844 shares worth $605M in total. Morgan Stanley reported the largest position.
Are funds buying or selling FEM?
In Q2 2026, 26 managers opened new FEM positions, 68 added, 31 trimmed and 11 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 737,389 shares.
How current is this FEM institutional ownership data?
It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

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