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First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 12

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $147M (+$21.3M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.58%38.78% (+1.2%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7769 (-8)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
69
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-10.39%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
35
Reduced
12
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$879K +$202K +8,346 +30%
AT
27
Arden Trust
Delaware
$876K -$51.4K -2,123 -6%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$860K +$205K +8,473 +32%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$837K +$91.6K +3,787 +12%
FAAS
30
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$808K +$264K +10,912 +50%
WI
31
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$745K +$735K +30,374 New
PAG
32
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$687K +$15.4K +637 +2%
SFG
33
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$532K +$3.65K +151 +0.7%
GI
34
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$502K +$469K +19,392 +1,842%
SWP
35
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$475K +$56.9K +2,350 +14%
M&T Bank
36
M&T Bank
New York
$458K -$36.3K -1,500 -7%
HR
37
Howe & Rusling
New York
$430K +$23.1K +953 +6%
SAM
38
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$383K -$2.37K -98 -0.6%
SIC
39
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$375K +$145 +6 +0%
AI
40
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$357K +$353K +14,568 New
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$342K +$203K +8,404 +152%
DADC
42
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$323K
CS
43
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$282K -$76K -3,140 -21%
UCFA
44
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$258K +$254K +10,504 New
CA
45
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$224K -$115K -4,772 -34%
LWM
46
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$215K
RWM
47
Rench Wealth Management
Texas
$206K +$203K +8,408 New
Envestnet Asset Management
48
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$175K +$60.4K +2,495 +54%
HI
49
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$140K
GWM
50
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$139K +$4.62K +191 +3%

FGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $147M — up 17% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FGD and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.12M. The largest seller was Capital Guardian Trust, cutting an estimated $1.99M.

  • 69 institutional investors held First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) as of Q1 2017, down from 77 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $147M of First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.12M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Guardian Trust, an estimated $1.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.