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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $293M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 21

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $276M → $293M (+$17M)

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.4%31.38% (+0.98%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6765 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
65
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.99%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
6
Increased
32
Reduced
21
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.9M +$7.02M +309,076 +14%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$31.2M +$2.92M +128,659 +10%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$27.2M -$1.66M -73,284 -6%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$25M +$1.89M +83,329 +8%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19.6M +$4.25M +186,937 +27%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$18.9M +$2.12M +93,155 +12%
RCAG
7
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$18.8M +$3.16M +138,989 +20%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11.8M +$618K +27,223 +5%
NEPWA
9
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$11.1M +$446K +19,629 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.54M +$1.88M +82,654 +33%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.38M -$211K -9,301 -3%
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.35M +$11.1K +489 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.26M -$262K -11,535 -6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.78M +$55.5K +2,446 +1%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.98M +$229K +10,095 +8%
HFS
16
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.89M -$33K -1,453 -1%
CBB
17
Citizens Business Bank
California
$2.79M +$344K +15,161 +14%
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$2.74M +$1.29M +56,633 +86%
ICOA
19
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$2.31M +$349K +15,378 +18%
FAAS
20
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.29M +$1.74M +76,814 +306%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.28M +$95.8K +4,218 +4%
OC
22
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.86M -$21.6K -952 -1%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$1.66M -$80.1K -3,529 -5%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.64M +$753K +33,145 +83%
AIM
25
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$1.51M +$63.4K +2,790 +4%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

65 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $293M — up 6.1% from $276M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of FVD and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.02M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.23M sold.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q3 2014, down from 67 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $293M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.02M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.