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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
LWAC
101
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$213K
VWA
102
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$203K +$197K +7,250 New
WEC
103
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$185K +$27.5K +1,010 +18%
WA
104
WFG Advisors
Texas
$168K +$2.97K +109 +2%
BIG
105
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$166K +$162K +5,936 New
SF
106
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$140K
PFGIA
107
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$127K +$123K +4,513 New
PFBT
108
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$120K
CCM
109
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$90K
RFM
110
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$70K +$68.3K +2,509 New
NC
111
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$65K
VNA
112
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$61K
WT
113
Whittier Trust
California
$56K
Fifth Third Bancorp
114
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$56K +$30.8K +1,132 +130%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
115
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$56K +$54.8K +2,012 New
CAL
116
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$47K +$45.9K +1,686 New
GRP
117
Global Retirement Partners
California
$45K +$43.5K +1,597 New
Bank of Montreal
118
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$42K -$536K -19,666 -93%
MWM
119
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$23K
BC
120
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$22K +$21.1K +775 New
TCOV
121
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$21K
LNB
122
Ledyard National Bank
$15K
SPIA
123
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$14K +$14.2K +522 New
PFS
124
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$11K
NSB
125
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$10K +$9.29K +341 New

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.