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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund
FVD

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: 153 → 161 (+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: 6 → 4 (-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
–

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$15.5M
2
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
+$12.6M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.3M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.78M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$8.72M

Top Sellers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$71.8M
2
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$11.9M
3
AIM
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
-$10.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.13M
5
HCA
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
-$3.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
101
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$400K +$236 +8 +0.1%
TF
102
TIAA FSB
Florida
$395K +$24.2K +823 +7%
MFBTD
103
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$394K – – –
SCM
104
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$393K – – –
HighTower Advisors
105
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$389K -$1.33K -45 -0.3%
WI
106
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$384K -$59.3K -2,014 -13%
FAM
107
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$382K +$49.3K +1,675 +15%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
108
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$362K +$359K +12,177 New
EWA
109
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$358K – – –
NA
110
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$334K -$95.3K -3,236 -22%
SCA
111
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$322K +$22.9K +776 +8%
GS
112
Girard Securities
California
$288K +$736 +25 +0.3%
M&T Bank
113
M&T Bank
New York
$279K -$1.39K -47 -0.5%
TH
114
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$274K -$29.7K -1,008 -10%
FMBTD
115
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$272K +$269K +9,140 New
NFG
116
Next Financial Group
Texas
$270K -$194K -6,580 -42%
BAAM
117
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$269K -$23K -780 -8%
VF
118
Virtu Financial
New York
$261K +$258K +8,773 New
BA
119
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$247K – – –
RJT
120
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$246K +$17.7K +601 +8%
NWM
121
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$242K -$1.86M -63,287 -89%
PMG
122
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$240K -$206K -7,000 -46%
BIA
123
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$240K +$238K +8,065 New
BMC
124
Beaton Management Company
Massachusetts
$238K +$11.5K +390 +5%
FCB
125
First Command Bank
Texas
$237K +$218K +7,399 +1,291%
3 4
5
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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.