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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

123 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.09B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

467% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 3

191% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 23

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $897M → $1.09B (+$194M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 113123 (+10)

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44%43.77% (-0.23%)

Holders
123
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+8.85%
% of All Funds
3.28%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
17
Increased
67
Reduced
23
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OIA
76
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$474K +$35.1K +1,290 +8%
FA
77
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$471K +$474K +17,431 New
AF
78
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$465K -$38.1K -1,400 -8%
WS
79
Wedbush Securities
California
$422K +$199K +7,315 +88%
PMG
80
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$407K
EWA
81
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$389K -$131K -4,816 -25%
ASN
82
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$379K +$129K +4,730 +51%
FAM
83
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$365K -$24.5K -900 -6%
TH
84
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$360K -$48.3K -1,776 -12%
Creative Planning
85
Creative Planning
Kansas
$339K +$32.7K +1,200 +11%
Susquehanna International Group
86
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$337K -$2.24M -82,283 -87%
RJT
87
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$330K +$11.1K +409 +3%
GS
88
Girard Securities
California
$296K +$66.1K +2,427 +28%
BAAM
89
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$289K -$145K -5,318 -33%
M&T Bank
90
M&T Bank
New York
$262K +$264K +9,693 New
FIM
91
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$241K +$5.44K +200 +2%
CIBC World Market
92
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$231K -$328K -12,058 -59%
BA
93
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$224K
LNC
94
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$224K +$225K +8,272 New
ACM
95
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$211K -$78K -2,867 -27%
LWAC
96
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$205K
FTUS
97
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$171K +$172K +6,335 New
WA
98
WFG Advisors
Texas
$159K -$14.6K -538 -8%
WEC
99
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$151K +$17.7K +650 +13%
SG Americas Securities
100
SG Americas Securities
New York
$151K -$256K -9,400 -63%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

123 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.09B — up 22% from $897M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FVD positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $34.5M. The largest seller was Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, cutting an estimated $7.4M.

  • 123 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q3 2016, up from 113 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.09B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $34.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, an estimated $7.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.