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First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $368M invested in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8487 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 33

1.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.4%33.66% (-1.7%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $413M → $368M (-$44.5M)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
2.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
30
Reduced
33
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$71.1M -$7.23M -309,087 -9%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$39.2M -$9.75M -416,669 -20%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$38M +$1.79M +76,548 +5%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.6M -$9.41M -402,174 -24%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$24.8M -$5.44M -232,409 -18%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.4M -$2.6M -111,197 -11%
RCAG
7
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$19.7M -$113K -4,816 -0.6%
NEPWA
8
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$15.9M -$2.19M -93,676 -12%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.4M -$2.62M -112,037 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$208K +8,880 +2%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
11
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$8.89M +$98.1K +4,192 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.13M -$420K -17,941 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.18M +$134K +5,707 +2%
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.68M +$2.75M +117,661 +89%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.17M +$555K +23,733 +15%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.12M +$641K +27,386 +25%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.96M +$357K +15,247 +13%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.88M +$64.2K +2,746 +2%
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.76M -$1.06M -45,337 -27%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$2.51M -$3.2M -136,584 -55%
Baird Financial Group
21
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.37M +$696K +29,731 +40%
ICOA
22
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$2.25M -$805K -34,393 -26%
CBB
23
Citizens Business Bank
California
$2.21M +$276K +11,815 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.1M +$21.4K +914 +1%
PNC
25
Park National Corp
Ohio
$1.81M +$229K +9,780 +14%

FVD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

87 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $368M — down 11% from $413M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FVD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $2.75M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $9.75M.

  • 87 institutional investors held First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund (FVD) as of Q3 2015, up from 84 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $368M of First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $2.75M added.
  • The largest First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $9.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.