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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $194M invested in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 15

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $194M (+$33.5M)

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.22%30.11% (+2.9%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5655 (-1)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
55
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.79%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
9
Increased
25
Reduced
15
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$907K +$28.2K +1,335 +3%
PI
27
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$848K +$15.9K +752 +2%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$729K +$29.1K +1,381 +4%
PFS
29
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$720K -$177K -8,408 -20%
VF
30
Virtu Financial
New York
$616K -$83K -3,931 -12%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$578K -$135K -6,396 -19%
KFS
32
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$572K +$317K +15,001 +121%
HighTower Advisors
33
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$558K +$9.67K +458 +2%
RIA
34
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$538K -$66.7K -3,159 -11%
KIG
35
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$424K +$240K +11,379 +127%
CAN
36
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$412K +$199K +9,425 +91%
WA
37
WFG Advisors
Texas
$366K +$9.22K +437 +3%
VFS
38
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$337K -$14.7K -695 -4%
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$323K +$327K +15,500 New
FAM
40
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$309K +$312K +14,775 New
RJT
41
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$283K +$75.8K +3,590 +36%
HFS
42
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$251K
IH
43
IFC Holdings
Florida
$225K +$226K +10,693 New
TT
44
Tower Trust
Indiana
$215K -$41.1K -1,946 -16%
Deutsche Bank
45
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$174K +$88.1K +4,176 +100%
PAS
46
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$61K +$26.2K +1,240 +73%
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$36K
BFEC
48
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$30K
NES
49
New England Securities
New York
$30K
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$26K -$49K -2,324 -65%

FDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

55 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $194M — up 21% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FDL and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.47M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.13M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) as of Q3 2013, down from 56 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $194M of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.47M added.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $5.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.