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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $681M invested in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 (+4)

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $606M → $681M (+$75.6M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 206217 (+11)

1.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.03%38.4% (+1.4%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
217
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+5.34%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
31
Increased
73
Reduced
67
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.11M +$699K +20,485 +11%
SKK
27
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$6.66M +$355K +10,422 +6%
Creative Planning
28
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5.48M +$214K +6,271 +18%
HA
29
HFG Advisors
Ohio
$5.28M +$5.07M +148,608 New
LS
30
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$4.84M -$42K -1,232 -0.9%
KCFA
31
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$4.65M +$4.46M +130,852 New
CAM
32
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$4.6M -$11.2K -327 -0.3%
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.47M -$62.1K -1,820 -1%
PAG
34
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.24M -$227K -6,650 -5%
ASN
35
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$3.89M -$114K -3,338 -3%
First Trust Advisors
36
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.88M +$928K +27,227 +33%
DADC
37
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3.84M -$263K -7,723 -7%
KAS
38
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.81M -$386K -11,316 -10%
HIS
39
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$3.64M +$543K +15,936 +18%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$3.23M +$215K +6,317 +7%
AAS
41
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$3.18M -$126K -3,685 -4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
42
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.13M +$11.8K +346 +0.4%
TCWM
43
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.05M +$322K +9,434 +12%
IRC
44
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$2.81M +$433K +12,710 +19%
MML Investors Services
45
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.65M +$256K +7,508 +11%
HI
46
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.62M -$461K -13,519 -16%
CAN
47
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.51M +$284K +8,319 +13%
BRWA
48
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.34M +$9.17K +269 +0.4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
49
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.31M -$82.1K -2,408 -4%
BFS
50
Bickling Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.12M +$7.43K +218 +0.4%

FDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

217 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $681M — up 12% from $606M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FDL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.14M. The largest seller was ForthRight Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $3.08M.

  • 217 institutional investors held First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) as of Q4 2021, up from 206 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $681M of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund stock for Q4 2021, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.14M added.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund seller in Q4 2021 was ForthRight Wealth Management, an estimated $3.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.