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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
NWS
126
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$645K -$9.38K -305 -1%
VFA
127
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$643K -$1.59M -51,823 -70%
FIM
128
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$601K -$143K -4,651 -18%
BRWA
129
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$529K +$66.8K +2,172 +14%
MMHP
130
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$518K +$707 +23 +0.1%
CAN
131
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$509K +$1.63K +53 +0.3%
NWP
132
Northstar Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$492K +$105K +3,420 +25%
OIA
133
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$489K +$8.7K +283 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
134
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$472K +$190K +6,170 +61%
LWAC
135
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$462K +$10.1K +328 +2%
IWC
136
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$462K +$488K +15,876 New
AT
137
Arden Trust
Delaware
$458K +$485K +15,764 New
WWM
138
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$457K +$486K +15,810 New
OC
139
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$449K -$6.92K -225 -1%
SIG
140
Sargent Investment Group
Maryland
$447K +$472K +15,370 New
VHAM
141
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$441K -$29.3K -953 -6%
WAP
142
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$419K +$67.8K +2,205 +18%
RJT
143
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$410K +$9.16K +298 +2%
Creative Planning
144
Creative Planning
Kansas
$405K -$211K -6,872 -33%
CFA
145
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$402K +$199K +6,461 +88%
M&T Bank
146
M&T Bank
New York
$395K +$13.3K +434 +3%
MFBTD
147
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$385K
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
148
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$385K
WP
149
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$360K +$346K +11,268 New
AWM
150
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$351K -$442K -14,375 -54%

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.