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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
PI
51
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$304K +$3.78K +178 +1%
AAM
52
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$236K +$229K +10,759 New
WA
53
WFG Advisors
Texas
$182K -$2.89K -136 -2%
MFS
54
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$164K +$1.76K +83 +1%
WEC
55
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$131K -$5.74K -270 -4%
DADC
56
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$116K +$64K +3,010 +130%
SF
57
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$109K – – –
Creative Planning
58
Creative Planning
Kansas
$90K +$87.2K +4,100 New
MWP
59
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$67K +$383 +18 +0.6%
PAS
60
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$26K – – –
TCOV
61
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$16K – – –
ACS
62
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$9.41K +$9.14K +430 New
PNC Financial Services Group
63
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
DSC
64
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$4K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
65
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4 – – –
KTC
66
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
– -$33K -1,520 Closed
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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.