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First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
FFA

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.7M invested in First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 12

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 41 (+2)

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.58% → 21.46% (-0.12%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.9M → $58.7M (-$211K)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
18
Reduced
12
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$2.7M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$746K
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$705K
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$436K
5
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$376K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
-$2.86M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$1.85M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$825K
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$351K
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$320K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJT
26
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$151K – – –
LCM
27
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$148K +$147K +11,116 New
AllianceBernstein
28
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$131K +$130K +9,831 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
29
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$100K +$15.4K +1,169 +19%
BBPWM
30
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$85K – – –
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$77K -$59.4K -4,500 -44%
TCOV
32
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$73K – – –
WC
33
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$47K – – –
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$37K +$26.5K +2,010 +270%
BAM
35
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$31K -$48.8K -3,700 -62%
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$25.3K – – –
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$19K -$13.7K -1,035 -42%
EFSCE
38
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$10K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7K -$320K -24,296 -98%
WA
40
WFG Advisors
Texas
$3K – – –
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$38.6K -2,925 -96%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$351K -26,367 Closed
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FFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $58.7M — down 0.36% from $58.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new FFA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $2.7M. The largest seller was North Star Investment Management, cutting an estimated $2.86M.

  • 41 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) as of Q1 2014, up from 39 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $58.7M of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock for Q1 2014, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $2.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund seller in Q1 2014 was North Star Investment Management, an estimated $2.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.