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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$61.4M +$13M +561,398 +28%
BFG
2
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$27.3M +$1.44M +62,133 +6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.6M -$1.96M -84,662 -10%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$17.2M -$237K -10,241 -1%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$15.6M +$587K +25,300 +4%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$15M +$1.4M +60,393 +11%
AIG
7
American International Group
New York
$7.79M +$2.47M +106,442 +48%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.91M +$220K +9,476 +3%
AF
9
Allworth Financial
California
$6.24M -$67.8K -2,926 -1%
JCM
10
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$5.02M +$355K +15,307 +8%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.8M +$232K +10,018 +5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.82M -$46K -1,984 -1%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.44M +$88.2K +3,805 +3%
SI
14
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$3.36M +$274K +11,815 +9%
FBT
15
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$3.05M -$100K -4,321 -3%
CL
16
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$2.81M +$197K +8,489 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.29M -$175K -7,545 -7%
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.68M +$280K +12,058 +20%
ICOA
19
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.61M -$96.6K -4,168 -6%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.5M +$147K +6,331 +11%
PI
21
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$1.39M +$112K +4,817 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.31M +$125K +5,385 +11%
KIA
23
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1.3M -$48.7K -2,102 -4%
LW
24
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$1.29M -$85.1K -3,671 -6%
KFS
25
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$1.24M +$10.5K +453 +0.9%

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.