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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

202 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

315% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 13

155% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 33

125% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 49 (+5)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 161202 (+41)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.68B → $1.83B (+$148M)

1.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.76%43.72% (+2%)

Holders
202
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+25.47%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+125%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
54
Increased
84
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
$31K
Puts
Net Calls
+$31K
Net Calls Change
+$31K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SWM
101
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$760K +$750K +24,616 New
NWS
102
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$709K +$688K +22,568 New
OIA
103
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$661K -$6.55K -215 -1%
NFG
104
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$661K +$9.99K +328 +2%
LWS
105
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$658K +$649K +21,307 New
LWAC
106
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$616K +$213 +7 +0%
M&T Bank
107
M&T Bank
New York
$613K +$319K +10,482 +112%
SI
108
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$607K +$69K +2,264 +13%
BRF
109
B. Riley Financial
California
$595K +$16.8K +551 +3%
PFGIA
110
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$585K +$41.5K +1,361 +8%
MMHP
111
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$566K +$558K +18,331 New
AFP
112
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$524K +$37.8K +1,240 +8%
HPC
113
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$524K +$517K +16,969 New
GFPC
114
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$517K +$61.2K +2,009 +14%
CAN
115
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$517K +$510K +16,742 New
FHC
116
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$491K +$91 +3 +0%
SS
117
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$466K +$461K +15,116 New
OC
118
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$464K +$49K +1,607 +12%
HighTower Advisors
119
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$461K +$57.7K +1,894 +15%
Creative Planning
120
Creative Planning
Kansas
$459K -$73.4K -2,408 -14%
CT
121
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$452K +$446K +14,653 New
SMFS
122
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$425K +$410K +13,450 New
FCB
123
First Command Bank
Texas
$420K +$172K +5,649 +71%
FCFS
124
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$420K +$172K +5,649 +71%
MFBTD
125
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$408K

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

202 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.83B — up 8.8% from $1.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new FVD positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $24.3M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 202 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q4 2017, up from 161 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $24.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.