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FFA

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
FFA

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $72M invested in First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.4M → $72M (+$614K)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 35 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 24.93% → 24.11% (-0.82%)

Holders
35
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.09M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$528K
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$514K
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$301K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$245K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.11M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.15M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.06M
4
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$497K
5
UR
USCA RIA
Texas
-$287K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
26
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$108K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$66K +$36.2K +2,504 +119%
AIG
28
American International Group
New York
$40.2K – – –
AF
29
Arrow Financial
New York
$38K – – –
First Manhattan
30
First Manhattan
New York
$15K – – –
CPIG
31
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$14K +$58 +4 +0.4%
BRWM
32
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$14K +$14.5K +1,000 New
EFSCE
33
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$10K – – –
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$10K +$159 +11 +2%
TWMP
35
Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Massachusetts
$2K +$1.62K +112 New
UR
36
USCA RIA
Texas
– -$287K -20,000 Closed
TCOV
37
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
– -$57K -4,000 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$18K -1,264 Closed
BRWA
39
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$7 -509 Closed
WA
40
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$4K -245 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
41
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$1K -82 Closed
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FFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $72M — up 0.86% from $71.4M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FFA was balanced in Q1 2015: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 11 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.09M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.11M.

  • 35 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $72M of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 0.86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.09M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.