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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $897M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

247% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 17

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $674M → $897M (+$223M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98113 (+15)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.24%44% (-0.24%)

Holders
113
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+15.31%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
22
Increased
59
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FAM
76
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$394K
NFG
77
Next Financial Group
Texas
$394K +$79.8K +3,061 +26%
Goldman Sachs
78
Goldman Sachs
New York
$340K -$1.3K -50 -0.4%
RJT
79
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$317K +$307K +11,791 New
Creative Planning
80
Creative Planning
Kansas
$306K +$6.44K +247 +2%
ACM
81
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$288K -$198K -7,587 -41%
JIP
82
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$256K +$248K +9,502 New
ASN
83
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$251K +$243K +9,320 New
DADC
84
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$246K -$24.4K -937 -9%
FIM
85
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$235K -$127K -4,854 -36%
GS
86
Girard Securities
California
$229K +$222K +8,526 New
BA
87
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$224K
WS
88
Wedbush Securities
California
$224K +$217K +8,316 New
VF
89
Virtu Financial
New York
$215K +$208K +7,982 New
LWAC
90
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$205K -$15.2K -584 -7%
WA
91
WFG Advisors
Texas
$173K +$18.3K +701 +12%
CFA
92
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$157K +$152K +5,837 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
93
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$155K +$50.4K +1,933 +51%
BIG
94
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$151K +$146K +5,592 New
SF
95
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$135K
WEC
96
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$133K +$116K +4,450 +890%
WI
97
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$98K +$482K +18,476 New
CCM
98
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$86K +$83.1K +3,190 New
MWP
99
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$85K
NC
100
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$62K

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

113 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $897M — up 33% from $674M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FVD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $38.5M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $21.1M.

  • 113 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q2 2016, up from 98 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $897M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $38.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $21.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.