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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

132 hedge funds and large institutions have $760M invested in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

283% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 6

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 43

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 118132 (+14)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $761M → $760M (-$1.13M)

0.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.8%42.85% (-0.96%)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+11.86%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
23
Increased
49
Reduced
43
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WS
101
Wedbush Securities
California
$222K +$81 +3 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
102
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$220K -$111K -4,078 -34%
VFA
103
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$217K +$211K +7,775 New
LWAC
104
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$200K +$196K +7,207 New
ACS
105
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$170K -$2.25K -83 -1%
AIM
106
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$167K +$8.06K +297 +5%
NFG
107
Next Financial Group
Texas
$127K +$16.3K +600 +15%
CFD
108
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$103K +$100K +3,699 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
109
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$83K +$81.4K +3,000 New
BIG
110
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$80K +$78.2K +2,883 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
111
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$79K +$30.4K +1,119 +65%
SAM
112
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$76K -$14.9M -548,944 -100%
CFA
113
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$57K +$31.1K +1,145 +126%
FFC
114
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$52K +$50.9K +1,875 New
GRP
115
Global Retirement Partners
California
$47K +$46.1K +1,698 New
MSFP
116
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$36K
IPC
117
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$31K -$10.4K -385 -25%
CTC
118
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$31K
Creative Planning
119
Creative Planning
Kansas
$29K -$42.4K -1,563 -60%
VIA
120
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$23K
AWM
121
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$16K
Bank of Montreal
122
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14K
SFG
123
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$13K
AIS
124
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$12K +$11.3K +415 New
SEI Investments
125
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$10K +$9.87K +364 New

FDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

132 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $760M — down 0.15% from $761M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FDL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.77M. The largest seller was Shamrock Asset Management, cutting an estimated $14.9M.

  • 132 institutional investors held First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) as of Q4 2016, up from 118 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $760M of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 0.15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.77M added.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Shamrock Asset Management, an estimated $14.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.