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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund
FVD

202 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

315% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 13

155% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 33

125% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 9 (+5)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 161 → 202 (+41)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.68B → $1.83B (+$148M)

1.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.76% → 43.72% (+2%)

Holders
202
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+25.47%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+125%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
54
Increased
84
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
$31K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$31K
Net Calls Change
+$31K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$24.3M
2
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
+$17.1M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$14.4M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$8.65M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.79M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$24.5M
2
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
-$11.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$10.3M
4
VWA
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
-$9.73M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$6.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
26
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$10.4M +$1.72M +56,587 +20%
SPC
27
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$9.87M +$408K +13,382 +4%
SI
28
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$9.78M -$11.7M -384,060 -55%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$9.47M +$338K +11,089 +4%
MAP
30
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$8.77M +$8.66M +284,184 New
HFS
31
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$7.99M +$409K +13,428 +5%
US Bancorp
32
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7.87M +$1.05M +34,496 +16%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$7.84M -$1.66M -54,418 -18%
CF
34
Centaurus Financial
California
$6.93M +$6.84M +224,510 New
SWP
35
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.78M +$72.5K +2,379 +1%
BTS
36
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.36M +$676K +22,201 +12%
IH
37
IFC Holdings
Florida
$6.13M +$1.8M +59,206 +42%
AC
38
Avestar Capital
New York
$5.85M +$5.79M +190,044 New
PFS
39
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$5.8M +$1.81M +59,471 +46%
BCM
40
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$5.37M +$1.9M +62,318 +56%
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5.37M -$134K -4,383 -2%
SB
42
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$5.24M +$212K +6,949 +4%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$5.23M -$24.5M -805,190 -83%
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4.97M +$139K +4,574 +3%
SCA
45
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$4.57M +$4.18M +137,121 +1,266%
PNC
46
Park National Corp
Ohio
$4.47M +$168K +5,505 +4%
UCFA
47
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.12M -$779K -25,572 -16%
MHS
48
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$4.1M +$49.4K +1,620 +1%
HCA
49
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$4.1M +$197K +6,481 +5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
50
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.08M +$543K +17,838 +16%
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FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

202 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.83B — up 8.8% from $1.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new FVD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $24.3M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 202 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2017, up from 161 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $24.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.