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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $239M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 12

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $219M → $239M (+$19.7M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5762 (+5)

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.03%29.45% (+0.42%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+8.77%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
9
Increased
34
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFS
26
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$996K +$576K +27,622 +146%
ICOA
27
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$922K -$672K -32,211 -41%
B
28
Baird
Wisconsin
$917K +$109K +5,221 +14%
CS
29
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$914K +$444K +21,285 +99%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$856K -$146 -7 -0%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$851K -$15.7K -751 -2%
EWA
32
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$841K +$1.13K +54 +0.1%
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$833K +$442K +21,170 +119%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$817K +$61.7K +2,958 +8%
GT
35
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$749K -$69.7K -3,341 -9%
CA
36
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$733K +$103K +4,931 +17%
LFG
37
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$680K
FAM
38
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$563K -$11.5K -550 -2%
CWM
39
Concert Wealth Management
California
$563K +$27.2K +1,306 +5%
KA
40
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$535K +$521K +24,980 New
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$474K +$462K +22,145 New
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$466K +$454K +21,780 New
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$419K +$59.5K +2,852 +17%
RWM
44
Rench Wealth Management
Texas
$401K +$391K +18,733 New
NES
45
New England Securities
New York
$399K +$313 +15 +0.1%
CAN
46
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$382K
FAAS
47
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$370K +$55.4K +2,655 +18%
KFS
48
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$346K +$104K +4,987 +45%
PI
49
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$293K +$43.1K +2,065 +18%
IH
50
IFC Holdings
Florida
$247K +$244K +11,682 New

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

62 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $239M — up 9% from $219M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FVD positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $2.43M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.9M.

  • 62 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2013, up from 57 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $239M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was UBS, an estimated $2.43M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $4.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.