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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund
FVD

57 hedge funds and large institutions have $219M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 12

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $190M → $219M (+$29.5M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 57 (+4)

0.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.01% → 29.03% (+0.02%)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.55%
% of All Funds
1.85%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
9
Increased
30
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$8.37M
2
NEPWA
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
+$3.11M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.56M
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$1.72M
5
KIG
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.16M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$1.21M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$1.14M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.09M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$564K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHC
26
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$986K +$133K +6,610 +16%
BRWA
27
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$835K +$103K +5,100 +14%
EWA
28
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$826K +$1.09K +54 +0.1%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$812K +$138K +6,844 +20%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$802K -$225K -11,178 -22%
GT
31
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$768K -$144K -7,144 -16%
B
32
Baird
Wisconsin
$755K -$411K -20,398 -35%
NPC
33
National Planning Corporation
California
$706K +$346K +17,156 +95%
LFG
34
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$638K +$641K +31,796 New
CA
35
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$586K +$207K +10,244 +54%
FAM
36
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$557K +$560K +27,750 New
CWM
37
Concert Wealth Management
California
$501K +$305K +15,138 +151%
CS
38
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$430K -$18.3K -909 -4%
VFS
39
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$379K +$24.9K +1,236 +7%
NES
40
New England Securities
New York
$374K +$16.5K +820 +5%
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$359K +$50.1K +2,484 +16%
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$356K +$101K +4,987 +39%
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$336K +$89.1K +4,421 +36%
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$295K -$28.9K -1,434 -9%
PI
45
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$233K +$235K +11,648 New
KFS
46
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$224K +$225K +11,162 New
WA
47
WFG Advisors
Texas
$115K +$8.27K +410 +8%
SF
48
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$100K – – –
MWP
49
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$61K +$403 +20 +0.7%
KTC
50
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$30K – – –
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FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

57 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $219M — up 16% from $190M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FVD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $8.37M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $2.16M.

  • 57 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q3 2013, up from 53 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $219M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was UBS, an estimated $8.37M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q3 2013 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.