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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 18

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206M → $233M (+$26.7M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6873 (+5)

0.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.37%30.94% (+0.57%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.35%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
11
Increased
36
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.21M -$78.2K -3,373 -6%
FHC
27
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.06M +$5.91K +255 +0.6%
PAG
28
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$976K +$245K +10,577 +35%
AP
29
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$957K +$933K +40,248 New
NPC
30
National Planning Corporation
California
$841K -$15.5K -668 -2%
VWM
31
Vector Wealth Management
Minnesota
$822K -$7.44K -321 -0.9%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$795K -$7.6K -328 -1%
BCM
33
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$745K +$6.98K +301 +1%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$658K -$23.2K -1,000 -3%
RIA
35
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$653K +$30.7K +1,325 +5%
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$634K +$44.9K +1,936 +8%
PFS
37
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$618K -$2.57K -111 -0.4%
WA
38
WFG Advisors
Texas
$555K +$31.6K +1,361 +6%
VFS
39
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$553K +$119K +5,146 +28%
ALA
40
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$439K +$428K +18,452 New
CA
41
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$408K +$51.7K +2,231 +15%
IH
42
IFC Holdings
Florida
$354K +$18.1K +779 +6%
RWM
43
Rench Wealth Management
Texas
$344K +$336K +14,472 New
FAM
44
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$337K
AWM
45
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$330K -$9.39K -405 -3%
BFEC
46
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$324K +$283K +12,194 +852%
RJT
47
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$323K
DADC
48
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$303K +$131K +5,658 +80%
NFG
49
Next Financial Group
Texas
$301K +$301K +12,962 New
SI
50
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$266K +$258K +11,150 New

FDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

73 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $233M — up 13% from $206M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FDL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.75M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) as of Q2 2014, up from 68 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $233M of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund seller in Q2 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $4.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.