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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund
FVD

350 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.57B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

378% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 18

243% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 51

91% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 42 (+20)

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.2B → $5.57B (+$1.37B)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 287 → 350 (+63)

4.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.79% → 58.21% (+4.4%)

Holders
350
Holders Change
+63
Holders Change %
+21.95%
% of All Funds
6.9%
Holding in Top 10
42
Holding in Top 10 Change
+20
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+90.91%
% of All Funds
0.83%
New
86
Increased
175
Reduced
51
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$146M
2
JFA
Johanson Financial Advisors
California
+$113M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$89.8M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$89.3M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$73.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.98M
2
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
-$3.96M
3
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$3.89M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$3.49M
5
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IAA
26
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$26.3M +$25.7M +729,697 New
PFS
27
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$24.9M +$3.76M +106,785 +18%
JMPWA
28
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$24.6M +$2.44M +69,334 +11%
MML Investors Services
29
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$22.8M +$1.56M +44,387 +8%
MIC
30
Means Investment Company
Maine
$21.4M +$1.87M +52,965 +10%
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$20.9M -$3.49M -99,114 -15%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$20.7M +$2.53M +71,865 +14%
Cetera Investment Advisers
33
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$20.3M +$1.64M +46,547 +9%
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$19.4M +$659K +18,708 +4%
CAN
35
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$18.8M +$3.66M +104,047 +25%
JIP
36
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$16.5M +$1.07M +30,487 +7%
SPIA
37
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$16.2M +$754K +21,412 +5%
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$15.6M +$3.73M +105,927 +32%
IA
39
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$15.6M +$1.25M +35,596 +9%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$15.3M +$1.38M +39,211 +10%
ARG
41
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$15.3M +$5.69M +161,526 +62%
DADC
42
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$15.1M +$4.17M +118,336 +39%
FHC
43
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$15M +$4.43M +125,926 +44%
SPC
44
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$14.6M +$1.32M +37,531 +10%
AWM
45
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$13.8M +$5M +141,960 +59%
RW
46
RVW Wealth
California
$13.7M +$412K +11,711 +3%
TFS
47
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$13.3M +$870K +24,705 +7%
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$12.6M +$5.28M +150,000 +75%
BFEC
49
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12.2M +$4.15M +117,708 +53%
CA
50
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$12.2M +$11.9M +339,210 New
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FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

350 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $5.57B — up 33% from $4.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new FVD positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 68 holders — while 175 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Centaurus Financial, cutting an estimated $4.98M.

  • 350 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2019, up from 287 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $5.57B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +68 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Centaurus Financial, an estimated $4.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.