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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
WEC
51
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$129K +$75.9K +3,136 +147%
IA
52
IFP Advisors
Florida
$126K +$25.5K +1,053 +26%
US Bancorp
53
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$125K
WA
54
WFG Advisors
Texas
$125K +$48 +2 +0%
FDCDDQ
55
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$114K +$112K +4,644 New
AIP
56
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$107K
Citigroup
57
Citigroup
New York
$85K -$20.3K -837 -19%
BFEC
58
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$64K +$169 +7 +0.3%
SF
59
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$39K
ST
60
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$25K
CGT
61
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$17K -$1.99M -82,128 -99%
VIA
62
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$17K
Creative Planning
63
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K
BTIS
64
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$12K +$11.5K +474 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
65
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
66
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7K
JFA
67
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$5K
KIG
68
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$5K +$4.6K +190 New
SG Americas Securities
69
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$691K -29,664 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
70
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$646K -27,745 Closed
VKH
71
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$601K -25,780 Closed
Citadel Advisors
72
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$577K -24,744 Closed
JIP
73
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
-$406K -17,438 Closed
RIA
74
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
-$396K -17,000 Closed
CI
75
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
-$317K -13,612 Closed

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.