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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $293M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 21

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $276M → $293M (+$17M)

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.4%31.38% (+0.98%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6765 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
65
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.99%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
6
Increased
32
Reduced
21
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
B
26
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.27M +$59.5K +2,622 +5%
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.11M +$49.2K +2,165 +5%
LFG
28
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$1.07M -$613 -27 -0.1%
BRWA
29
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.06M -$1.25M -54,830 -54%
VF
30
Virtu Financial
New York
$909K +$919K +40,477 New
EWA
31
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$888K
NPC
32
National Planning Corporation
California
$868K -$14.8K -650 -2%
PAG
33
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$861K -$317K -13,953 -27%
FHC
34
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$806K -$136K -5,981 -14%
CA
35
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$716K +$76.5K +3,370 +12%
PNC
36
Park National Corp
Ohio
$711K +$510K +22,465 +244%
VFS
37
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$660K -$408K -17,966 -38%
GT
38
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$627K -$137K -6,019 -18%
KA
39
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$587K +$46.6K +2,053 +9%
FAM
40
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$558K -$56.8K -2,500 -10%
NFG
41
Next Financial Group
Texas
$537K -$1.77K -78 -0.3%
Deutsche Bank
42
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$527K -$479K -21,093 -47%
NES
43
New England Securities
New York
$523K +$50.9K +2,243 +11%
MFS
44
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$519K +$308K +13,565 +142%
IH
45
IFC Holdings
Florida
$513K +$39.2K +1,724 +8%
CAN
46
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$465K -$2.84K -125 -0.6%
KFS
47
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$410K +$2.61K +115 +0.6%
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$367K +$6.5K +286 +2%
PMG
49
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$339K +$342K +15,078 New
WEC
50
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$323K +$193K +8,500 +142%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

65 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $293M — up 6.1% from $276M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of FVD and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.02M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.23M sold.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q3 2014, down from 67 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $293M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.02M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.