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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

91 hedge funds and large institutions have $333M invested in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 21

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8791 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

4.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.1%35.39% (-4.7%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $401M → $333M (-$67.8M)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.6%
% of All Funds
2.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
46
Reduced
21
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
76
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$31K
DOA
77
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$25K
JWA
78
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$24K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
79
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$18K +$18.8K +788 New
WEC
80
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$15.7K
GI
81
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$13K +$9.45K +395 +215%
CFSG
82
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$13K +$13.8K +575 New
Bank of Montreal
83
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12K +$11.9K +498 New
TRCT
84
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K +$10.4K +437 New
JFA
85
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$9K
Creative Planning
86
Creative Planning
Kansas
$7K -$39.6K -1,658 -85%
HCM
87
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$7K
PMFA
88
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$3K
GWM
89
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$1K +$1.05K +44 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
90
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8 -$29.2K -1,220 -78%
Millennium Management
91
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.8M -75,090 Closed
Jane Street
92
Jane Street
New York
-$719K -30,005 Closed
WFG
93
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
-$245K -10,262 Closed
SI
94
SII Investments
Wisconsin
-$224K -9,403 Closed
Deutsche Bank
95
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$108K -4,517 Closed
BRWA
96
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$85 -3,550 Closed
SFWA
97
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$29K -1,200 Closed
ASN
98
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$12K -498 Closed

FDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

91 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $333M — down 17% from $401M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FDL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $8.41M. The largest seller was Churchill Management, cutting an estimated $69.1M.

  • 91 institutional investors held First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) as of Q1 2015, up from 87 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $333M of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $8.41M added.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Churchill Management, an estimated $69.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.