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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

161 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.68B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 52

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153161 (+8)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.68B → $1.68B (-$3.26M)

2.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.3%41.76% (-2.5%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 (-2)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.23%
% of All Funds
4.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
19
Increased
66
Reduced
52
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MC
76
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$881K +$100K +3,395 +13%
GT
77
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$866K -$586K -19,900 -41%
CFA
78
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$851K -$168K -5,711 -17%
NL
79
NWAM LLC
Washington
$817K +$100K +3,406 +14%
WS
80
Wedbush Securities
California
$803K -$230K -7,810 -22%
Susquehanna International Group
81
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$794K -$2.96M -100,320 -79%
FIM
82
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$787K -$143K -4,861 -16%
CAM
83
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$776K
WP
84
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$773K -$327K -11,111 -30%
VHAM
85
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$750K +$743K +25,209 New
PV
86
Private Vista
Illinois
$735K +$110K +3,747 +18%
OIA
87
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$643K -$20.5K -695 -3%
NFG
88
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$628K +$56.6K +1,921 +10%
AWM
89
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$601K -$888K -30,149 -60%
LWAC
90
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$594K +$147 +5 +0%
BRF
91
B. Riley Financial
California
$557K +$552K +18,731 New
PFGIA
92
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$520K +$5.36K +182 +1%
SI
93
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$517K
Creative Planning
94
Creative Planning
Kansas
$514K +$38.4K +1,302 +8%
FHC
95
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$473K +$10.4K +352 +2%
AFP
96
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$468K -$123K -4,190 -21%
FFS
97
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$450K +$198K +6,705 +80%
CFD
98
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$445K -$23K -780 -5%
GFPC
99
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$439K +$435K +14,759 New
LNC
100
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$413K +$86.4K +2,934 +27%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

161 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.68B — down 0.19% from $1.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FVD positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $71.8M.

  • 161 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q3 2017, up from 153 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.68B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 0.19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $71.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.