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First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 26

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $224M → $272M (+$48.2M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

8.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.8%53.43% (+8.6%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9795 (-2)

Holders
95
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.06%
% of All Funds
2.06%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
42
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42.2M -$1.42M -60,547 -3%
AWM
2
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$34.6M +$20.8M +888,297 +144%
SS
3
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$32.3M +$18.7M +796,327 +131%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$32.2M +$1.26M +53,898 +4%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$24.5M +$595K +25,401 +2%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.8M +$2.3M +98,210 +16%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$12.4M +$279K +11,925 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.45M +$591K +25,230 +8%
PNC
9
Park National Corp
Ohio
$6.84M +$164K +7,008 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.21M +$1.12M +47,924 +22%
GI
11
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$4.57M +$990K +42,248 +27%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.56M +$2.11M +89,959 +83%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.4M +$285K +12,171 +7%
Baird Financial Group
14
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.26M +$829K +35,386 +24%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.13M -$709K -30,253 -18%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.69M +$2.09M +89,351 +323%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.82M +$211K +8,997 +13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.48M -$128K -5,470 -8%
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.44M -$37.9K -1,616 -3%
MWPCG
20
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$1.29M +$1.32M +56,157 New
BJ
21
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$1.21M +$164K +7,001 +15%
SCM
22
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.19M -$20.2K -862 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.16M +$130K +5,546 +12%
HIS
24
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.15M +$57.2K +2,442 +5%
SIG
25
Sargent Investment Group
Maryland
$1.06M +$116K +4,930 +12%

FGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

95 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $272M — up 22% from $224M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FGD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 42 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AE Wealth Management, adding an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.42M.

  • 95 institutional investors held First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) as of Q2 2019, down from 97 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $272M of First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2019, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.