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BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $257M invested in BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 18

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $234M → $257M (+$23.1M)

1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.43% → 26.43% (+1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 68 (-4)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
68
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
18
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$6.32M
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$4.65M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.46M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.43M
5
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$2.31M

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$4.33M
2
IMS
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
-$3.22M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.35M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.17M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$2.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
51
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$81K +$29.1K +2,147 +58%
IWMPD
52
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$76K +$75.1K +5,544 New
BRWM
53
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$49K +$23.7K +1,750 +95%
Creative Planning
54
Creative Planning
Kansas
$38K +$10.8K +800 +41%
Fifth Third Bancorp
55
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$29K – – –
Bank of Montreal
56
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$28K +$27.1K +2,000 New
RBC
57
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$25K +$24.6K +1,820 New
CPIG
58
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$22K +$1.22K +90 +6%
US Bancorp
59
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K – – –
MA
60
MUFG Americas
New York
$13K +$2K +148 +19%
DADC
61
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$8K – – –
HR
62
Howe & Rusling
New York
$8K – – –
Bessemer Group
63
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$6K +$5.42K +400 New
GWA
64
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.18K – – –
First Manhattan
65
First Manhattan
New York
$1K – – –
AllianceBernstein
66
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1K +$1.08K +80 New
VC
67
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$267 +$103K +7,620 +65%
IMS
68
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
– -$3.22M -245,574 Closed
AQR Capital Management
69
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$2.17M -165,445 Closed
TC
70
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$2M -152,286 Closed
BFM
71
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$532K -40,524 Closed
TRCT
72
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$405K -30,866 Closed
Jane Street
73
Jane Street
New York
– -$173K -13,186 Closed
WA
74
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$83K -6,322 Closed
SSB
75
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
– -$44K -3,374 Closed
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BOE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

68 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $257M — up 9.9% from $234M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BOE and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $6.32M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.33M.

  • 68 institutional investors held BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) as of Q1 2015, down from 72 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $257M of BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $6.32M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.