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FFA

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
FFA

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.2M invested in First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 9

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.7M → $67.2M (+$8.5M)

1.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.46% → 22.8% (+1.3%)

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 32 (-9)

90% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
32
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-21.95%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
19
Reduced
9
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$4.9M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$2.68M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$614K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$468K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$376K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$1.45M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$1M
3
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$654K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$608K
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$501K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$30K +$22.5K +1,604 +321%
BAM
27
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$26K -$7.01K -500 -22%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$26K +$4.57K +326 +23%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K +$12.3K +875 +700%
EFSCE
30
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$10K – – –
BRWA
31
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$7.36K +$7.13K +509 New
WA
32
WFG Advisors
Texas
$4K – – –
DA
33
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$1.45M -108,468 Closed
TC
34
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$654K -49,010 Closed
WAM
35
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$608K -45,642 Closed
SFS
36
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
– -$441K -33,021 Closed
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$261K -19,531 Closed
TJHA
38
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
– -$215K -16,088 Closed
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$148K -11,116 Closed
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
– -$131K -9,831 Closed
BBPWM
41
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
– -$85K -6,405 Closed
WC
42
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
– -$47K -3,500 Closed
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FFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

32 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $67.2M — up 14% from $58.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FFA and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.9M. The largest seller was Doliver Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.45M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) as of Q2 2014, down from 41 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $67.2M of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $1.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.