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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 19

83% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 611 (+5)

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 51

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 204237 (+33)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $2.09B (+$125M)

4.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.1%47.97% (+4.9%)

Holders
237
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+16.18%
% of All Funds
5.28%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+83.33%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
55
Increased
93
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DI
76
DFPG Investments
Utah
$1.85M +$1.96M +63,646 New
ASN
77
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.82M +$8.73K +284 +0.5%
APA
78
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.74M +$174K +5,673 +10%
BWM
79
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.74M -$39.1K -1,272 -2%
CFGS
80
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.63M +$714K +23,230 +70%
PD
81
Planning Directions
Pennsylvania
$1.62M -$22.3K -726 -1%
TA
82
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$1.61M +$1.71M +55,498 New
AIP
83
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$1.55M -$452K -14,700 -22%
KA
84
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.54M -$15.2K -493 -0.9%
VA
85
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$1.45M -$65.2K -2,120 -4%
IFAM
86
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1.36M +$1.44M +46,760 New
MHS
87
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$1.35M +$52.8K +1,719 +4%
DBRC
88
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
$1.33M -$425K -13,832 -23%
TW
89
Towerpoint Wealth
California
$1.31M +$1.11M +36,067 +402%
GLA
90
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.29M +$13.8K +449 +1%
MA
91
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.22M +$655K +21,300 +104%
Fidelity Investments
92
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.19M +$1.26M +40,938 +4,093,800%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
93
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.17M +$73.2K +2,380 +6%
CBFP
94
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$1.16M +$1.23M +40,022 New
SS
95
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$1.16M +$634K +20,620 +108%
BF
96
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.11M +$392K +12,758 +50%
NWM
97
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.11M
BIA
98
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.1M -$13.2K -430 -1%
FCB
99
First Command Bank
Texas
$1.08M -$744K -24,212 -39%
FCFS
100
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$1.08M -$744K -24,212 -39%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

237 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.09B — up 6.4% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new FVD positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $67.9M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $40.4M.

  • 237 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2018, up from 204 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2018, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $67.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $40.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.