First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
US ˙ ARCA ˙ US33734H1068

SecurityFVD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
InstitutionCommonwealth Equity Services, Inc
Latest Disclosed Ownership1,516,630 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 45,120,000
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc reports 9.63% increase in ownership of FVD / First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

On February 16, 2018 - Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc filed a 13F-HR/A form disclosing ownership of 1,516,630 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (US:FVD) valued at $45,119,742 USD as of September 30, 2017. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR/A on February 16, 2018 disclosing 1,383,369 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund. This represents a change in shares of 9.63% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $72,312,918 USD.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date		 Effective
Date		Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)		 Reported
Shares		 ΔShares ΔShares
(%)		 Reported
Value
(x1000)		 ΔValue
(%)		 Alloc
(%)		 ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)		 Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2018-02-16 2017-09-30 13F/A-1 FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,516,630 133,261 9.63 45,120 11.51 0.2699
2017-11-07 2017-09-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,516,630 133,262 45,119
2018-02-16 2017-06-30 13F/A-1 FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,383,369 113,036 8.90 40,464 9.80 0.2571
2017-08-11 2017-06-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,383,368 113,035 40,463
2018-02-16 2017-03-31 13F/A-1 FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,270,333 166,438 15.08 36,852 19.10 0.2467
2017-05-15 2017-03-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,270,333 166,438 36,852
2018-02-16 2016-12-31 13F/A-1 FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,103,895 272,723 32.81 30,942 37.88 0.2285
2017-02-01 2016-12-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 1,103,895 272,723 30,942
2016-10-25 2016-09-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 831,172 85,900 11.53 22,442 11.69 0.1780
2016-08-04 2016-06-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 745,272 159,423 27.21 20,093 33.30 0.1694
2016-04-27 2016-03-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 585,849 104,453 21.70 15,074 31.12 0.1343
2016-01-19 2015-12-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 481,396 11,412 2.43 11,496 7.33 0.1089
2015-10-27 2015-09-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 469,984 8,880 1.93 10,711 -0.65 0.1128
2015-07-28 2015-06-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 461,104 48,124 11.65 10,781 8.36 0.1071
2015-04-28 2015-03-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 412,980 38,194 10.19 9,949 9.89 0.1033
2015-01-13 2014-12-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 374,786 39,314 11.72 9,054 20.16 0.1015
2014-10-17 2014-09-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 335,472 82,654 32.69 7,535 30.27 0.0916
2014-07-23 2014-06-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 252,818 1,620 0.64 5,784 5.18 0.0704
2014-05-07 2014-03-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 251,198 2,151 0.86 5,499 3.17 0.0760
2014-02-11 2013-12-31 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 249,047 -3,395 -1.34 5,330 5.25 0.0774
2013-11-04 2013-09-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 252,442 6,937 2.83 5,064 5.94 0.0822
2013-07-29 2013-06-30 13F FIRST TR VALUE LINE DIVID IN SHS 33734H106 245,505 4,780
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.