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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

239 hedge funds and large institutions have $872M invested in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 13

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 61

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $681M → $872M (+$191M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217239 (+22)

3.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.4%41.92% (+3.5%)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $3K

Holders
239
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+10.14%
% of All Funds
3.77%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
38
Increased
86
Reduced
61
Closed
13
Calls
$3K
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$153M +$29M +794,781 +24%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$86.4M +$17.5M +480,365 +26%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$44.9M +$12.9M +353,000 +42%
RJFSA
4
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$37.5M +$7.41M +203,193 +25%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.3M +$2.39M +65,613 +9%
CA
6
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$27.1M +$15.7M +429,985 +146%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.9M +$6.15M +168,612 +38%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$21.5M +$1.5M +41,062 +8%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.1M +$2.91M +79,859 +17%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.1M -$1.94M -53,153 -9%
SI
11
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$18.7M +$598K +16,398 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.7M +$1.79M +49,103 +12%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$16.4M +$1.26M +34,548 +9%
AWM
14
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$15.1M +$12.9M +354,457 +737%
SEP
15
Southland Equity Partners
Missouri
$14.6M +$343K +9,418 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$14.2M +$3.26M +89,513 +31%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$13.2M +$2.64M +72,394 +26%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$12.4M +$4.79M +131,345 +66%
IGWM
19
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$11.5M +$10.9M +297,745 New
HA
20
HC Advisors
Georgia
$10.5M -$976K -26,773 -9%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.64M +$741K +20,312 +9%
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$9.63M +$159K +4,368 +2%
BFG
23
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$9.42M -$41.2K -1,130 -0.5%
AF
24
Allworth Financial
California
$8.68M -$33.4K -915 -0.4%
SFG
25
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$7.95M -$187K -5,119 -2%

FDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

239 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $872M — up 28% from $681M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new FDL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $29M. The largest seller was Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.66M sold.

  • 239 institutional investors held First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) as of Q1 2022, up from 217 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $872M of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund stock for Q1 2022, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 13 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29M added.
  • The largest First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, an estimated $6.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.