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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund
FVD

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $252M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 21

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $239M → $252M (+$13.5M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 65 (+3)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.45% → 29.9% (+0.45%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.84%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
4
Increased
33
Reduced
21
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.12M
2
RCAG
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
+$2.34M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.03M
4
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$971K
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$766K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$3.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$965K
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$769K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$664K
5
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
-$132K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
26
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$1.4M +$131K +6,140 +11%
BRWA
27
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.12M +$45.7K +2,150 +4%
B
28
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.11M +$167K +7,874 +18%
PAG
29
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.09M +$595K +27,983 +128%
LFG
30
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$959K +$256K +12,027 +38%
CS
31
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$919K -$15.2K -713 -2%
FHC
32
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$917K -$119K -5,576 -12%
VFS
33
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$903K -$112K -5,267 -11%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$876K +$37.9K +1,781 +5%
EWA
35
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$870K +$1.64K +77 +0.2%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$863K -$7.46K -351 -0.9%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$845K -$6.8K -320 -0.8%
GT
38
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$766K – – –
CWM
39
Concert Wealth Management
California
$628K +$53.5K +2,517 +9%
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$612K -$132K -6,232 -18%
FAM
41
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$586K -$17K -800 -3%
BIT
42
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$582K +$566K +26,600 New
KA
43
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$520K +$2.13K +100 +0.4%
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$477K -$769K -36,180 -62%
KFS
45
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$412K +$56.4K +2,655 +16%
CAN
46
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$408K +$14.7K +690 +4%
IH
47
IFC Holdings
Florida
$388K +$133K +6,255 +54%
NES
48
New England Securities
New York
$347K -$59.9K -2,818 -15%
FAAS
49
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$347K -$32.3K -1,517 -9%
RWM
50
Rench Wealth Management
Texas
$322K -$85.8K -4,037 -22%
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FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

65 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $252M — up 5.7% from $239M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new FVD positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.12M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $3.5M.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q1 2014, up from 62 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $252M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.12M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q1 2014 was UBS, an estimated $3.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.