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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 19

83% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 611 (+5)

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 51

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 204237 (+33)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $2.09B (+$125M)

4.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.1%47.97% (+4.9%)

Holders
237
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+16.18%
% of All Funds
5.28%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+83.33%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
55
Increased
93
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TF
226
Tompkins Financial
New York
$5K +$4.89K +159 New
ACM
227
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$4K
CA
228
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$4K
ME
229
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$4K
TRCT
230
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K +$3.07K +100 New
WAS
231
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.07K +100 New
BlackRock
232
BlackRock
New York
$2K -$2.15K -70 -45%
AIM
233
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2K
WCM
234
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$1K
RCG
235
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$1K +$922 +30 New
NA
236
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$561 +$111K +3,595 +23%
CF
237
Centaurus Financial
California
$48 +$40.7K +1,324 +2,283%
Jane Street
238
Jane Street
New York
-$2.09M -66,081 Closed
Koshinski Asset Management
239
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.75M -55,362 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
240
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$1.53M -48,419 Closed
CAS
241
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
-$1.2M -38,056 Closed
GFPC
242
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
-$855K -27,018 Closed
FA
243
FDx Advisors
Illinois
-$812K -25,672 Closed
SCM
244
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
-$281K -8,866 Closed
NG
245
Northstar Group
New York
-$210K -6,643 Closed
CBB
246
Citizens Business Bank
California
-$206K -6,505 Closed
AF
247
Arrow Financial
New York
-$97K -3,062 Closed
BA
248
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
-$68K -2,255 Closed
Deutsche Bank
249
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$60K -1,888 Closed
KIG
250
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
-$44K -1,375 Closed

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

237 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.09B — up 6.4% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new FVD positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $40.4M.

  • 237 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2018, up from 204 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2018, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $67.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $40.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.