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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
PI
51
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$241K -$80.1K -3,527 -25%
M&T Bank
52
M&T Bank
New York
$214K +$216K +9,497 New
WA
53
WFG Advisors
Texas
$146K -$30.5K -1,344 -17%
DADC
54
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$129K +$9.42K +415 +8%
SF
55
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$112K
Creative Planning
56
Creative Planning
Kansas
$92K
MWP
57
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$70K +$409 +18 +0.6%
Fifth Third Bancorp
58
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$62K -$8.38K -369 -12%
NC
59
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$61K +$61.9K +2,725 New
TCOV
60
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$17K
KIG
61
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$6K +$5.68K +250 New
US Bancorp
62
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K +$5.02K +221 New
PNC Financial Services Group
63
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K -$15.9K -700 -78%
DSC
64
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$4K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
65
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4
JP Morgan Chase
66
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.23M -97,312 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
67
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.62M -70,614 Closed
CS
68
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$974K -42,557 Closed
CWM
69
Concert Wealth Management
California
-$680K -31,780 Closed
AAM
70
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$246K -10,759 Closed
PAS
71
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
-$18K -800 Closed
JFA
72
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$8K -369 Closed
ACS
73
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
-$5.22K -230 Closed

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.