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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

128 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 26

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $1.27B (+$177M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123128 (+5)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.77%43.78% (+0.01%)

Holders
128
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.07%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
21
Increased
62
Reduced
26
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
76
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$678K +$130K +4,766 +25%
BTS
77
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$583K
WI
78
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$551K -$433K -15,912 -45%
NFG
79
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$530K +$4.96K +182 +1%
VKH
80
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$525K -$169K -6,196 -25%
OIA
81
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$493K +$871 +32 +0.2%
FIM
82
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$489K +$233K +8,542 +96%
NA
83
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$472K -$579K -21,265 -56%
AF
84
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$462K -$19.6K -718 -4%
AIP
85
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$443K +$431K +15,813 New
OC
86
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$437K -$802K -29,449 -65%
PMG
87
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$423K
RJT
88
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$422K +$77.9K +2,859 +23%
EWA
89
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$410K
FAM
90
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$378K
LNC
91
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$371K +$135K +4,953 +60%
MFBTD
92
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$371K +$360K +13,236 New
Creative Planning
93
Creative Planning
Kansas
$366K +$13.6K +500 +4%
TH
94
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$330K -$42.2K -1,550 -12%
TCT
95
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$322K +$312K +11,470 New
GS
96
Girard Securities
California
$308K +$1.17K +43 +0.4%
BAAM
97
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$301K +$27 +1 +0%
M&T Bank
98
M&T Bank
New York
$293K +$20.6K +758 +8%
HighTower Advisors
99
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$243K +$237K +8,695 New
BA
100
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$233K

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

128 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.27B — up 16% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FVD positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $34.7M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 128 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2016, up from 123 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $34.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.