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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

345 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.64B invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 97

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.21%59.04% (+0.84%)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 45

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 350345 (-5)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.57B → $4.64B (-$927M)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4235 (-7)

Holders
345
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.43%
% of All Funds
7.6%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.77%
New
44
Increased
170
Reduced
97
Closed
45
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFA
201
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$571K -$44K -1,310 -6%
FA
202
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$566K -$10.5K -311 -1%
BCM
203
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$556K +$675K +20,074 New
APW
204
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$545K +$432K +12,867 +189%
BEI
205
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$542K +$72.8K +2,166 +12%
SWM
206
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$528K -$52.2K -1,554 -8%
CRWM
207
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$523K +$22.9K +680 +4%
BAM
208
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$515K -$2.95M -87,727 -82%
MOS
209
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$500K +$9.85K +293 +2%
MMHP
210
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$497K +$840 +25 +0.1%
FWM
211
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$467K +$76.2K +2,268 +16%
AFP
212
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$463K +$537K +15,970 New
WEC
213
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$462K +$323K +9,622 +137%
CIAS
214
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$460K -$13.3K -395 -2%
BP
215
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$436K +$530K +15,760 New
CWA
216
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$435K -$125K -3,709 -18%
SFP
217
Strategic Financial Partners
Oregon
$427K +$112K +3,334 +28%
BA
218
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$424K +$293K +8,724 +132%
CS
219
Capital Square
Tennessee
$418K +$20.1K +597 +4%
IWP
220
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$414K +$105K +3,118 +26%
PPA
221
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$412K -$79K -2,351 -14%
EWM
222
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$409K +$493K +14,669 +14,524%
PWM
223
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$404K -$5.19M -154,491 -91%
AIC
224
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$403K -$635K -18,885 -56%
Creative Planning
225
Creative Planning
Kansas
$400K -$85.2K -2,535 -15%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

345 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $4.64B — down 17% from $5.57B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of FVD and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 170 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $252M. The largest seller was Johanson Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $108M.

  • 345 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q1 2020, down from 350 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.64B of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 45 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $252M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Johanson Financial Advisors, an estimated $108M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.