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First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $402M invested in First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 32

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $320M → $402M (+$81.4M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114 → 122 (+8)

2.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.2% → 59.08% (+2.9%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
122
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+7.02%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
61
Reduced
32
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$17.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.5M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$8.63M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.49M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.45M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAS
SMI Advisory Services
Indiana
-$19.3M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.66M
3
PAG
Private Advisory Group
Washington
-$1.43M
4
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
-$719K
5
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$390K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GRP
101
Global Retirement Partners
California
$94.4K – – –
Fidelity Investments
102
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$67.3K -$24.7K -1,551 -27%
PNC Financial Services Group
103
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$58.9K -$2.28K -143 -4%
William Blair & Company
104
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$48.5K – – –
GI
105
GAMMA Investing
California
$44.8K – – –
DWM
106
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$35.1K +$223 +14 +0.6%
FFA
107
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$28.9K – – –
MIM
108
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$24.2K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
109
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$22K +$21.4K +1,342 New
BAM
110
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$19.5K +$96 +6 +0.5%
National Bank of Canada
111
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$19.3K – – –
NWMP
112
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$16.1K +$16K +1,000 New
GWM
113
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$12.1K – – –
RCM
114
Raleigh Capital Management
North Carolina
$11K -$1.58K -99 -13%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
115
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10.1K +$9.98K +626 New
RF
116
Rossby Financial
Florida
$6.51K – – –
PTC
117
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$5.33K +$5.26K +330 New
S
118
SignatureFD
Georgia
$2.79K +$2.76K +173 New
MCM
119
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.94K – – –
PB
120
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$1.68K – – –
SIS
121
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$1.39K – – –
BTI
122
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$404 +$399 +25 New
SAS
123
SMI Advisory Services
Indiana
– -$19.3M -1,247,631 Closed
PAG
124
Private Advisory Group
Washington
– -$1.43M -92,110 Closed
BAM
125
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$356K -22,905 Closed
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FDD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

122 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund (FDD) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $402M — up 25% from $320M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FDD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $17.9M. The largest seller was SMI Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.3M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund (FDD) as of Q3 2025, up from 114 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $402M of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund stock for Q3 2025, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund positions in Q3 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund buyer in Q3 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $17.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund seller in Q3 2025 was SMI Advisory Services, an estimated $19.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.