First Trust Advisors
GFY

First Trust Advisors’s Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc GFY Stock Holding History

First Trust Advisors’s Portfolio GFY Stock Details GFY Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2019
Q4 		– Sell
-23,360
Closed -$380K – 2498
2019
Q3 		$380K Buy
23,360
+417
+2% +$6.81K ﹤0.01% 2215
2019
Q2 		$374K Sell
22,943
-38,683
-63% -$622K ﹤0.01% 2236
2019
Q1 		$981K Sell
61,626
-5,892
-9% -$93.7K ﹤0.01% 1869
2018
Q4 		$1.05M Sell
67,518
-4,521
-6% -$71.6K ﹤0.01% 1814
2018
Q3 		$1.18M Buy
72,039
+1,532
+2% +$25.2K ﹤0.01% 1897
2018
Q2 		$1.18M Buy
70,507
+2,282
+3% +$38.6K ﹤0.01% 1877
2018
Q1 		$1.15M Buy
68,225
+2,215
+3% +$37.9K ﹤0.01% 1740
2017
Q4 		$1.15M Sell
66,010
-620
-0.9% -$10.7K ﹤0.01% 1804
2017
Q3 		$1.16M Buy
66,630
+6,456
+11% +$111K ﹤0.01% 1790
2017
Q2 		$1.02M Sell
60,174
-19,707
-25% -$331K ﹤0.01% 1839
2017
Q1 		$1.32M Buy
79,881
+5,041
+7% +$82.9K ﹤0.01% 1736
2016
Q4 		$1.2M Buy
74,840
+20,596
+38% +$325K ﹤0.01% 1744
2016
Q3 		$865K Buy
54,244
+2,310
+4% +$36.7K ﹤0.01% 1788
2016
Q2 		$808K Buy
51,934
+1,221
+2% +$19K ﹤0.01% 1794
2016
Q1 		$778K Buy
50,713
+21,170
+72% +$324K ﹤0.01% 1787
2015
Q4 		$468K Sell
29,543
-24,784
-46% -$395K ﹤0.01% 1999
2015
Q3 		$843K Buy
54,327
+845
+2% +$13.7K ﹤0.01% 1793
2015
Q2 		$882K Sell
53,482
-108
-0.2% -$1.78K ﹤0.01% 1818
2015
Q1 		$885K Buy
53,590
+308
+0.6% +$5.12K ﹤0.01% 1802
2014
Q4 		$887K Buy
53,282
+4,826
+10% +$80.9K ﹤0.01% 1781
2014
Q3 		$828K Sell
48,456
-15,294
-24% -$263K ﹤0.01% 1781
2014
Q2 		$1.11M Buy
63,750
+3,114
+5% +$53.9K ﹤0.01% 1634
2014
Q1 		$1.04M Buy
60,636
+6,480
+12% +$112K ﹤0.01% 1669
2013
Q4 		$949K Buy
54,156
+1,140
+2% +$19.4K ﹤0.01% 1655
2013
Q3 		$901K Sell
53,016
-7,431
-12% -$125K ﹤0.01% 1604
2013
Q2 		$1.04M Buy
+60,447
New +$1.1M 0.01% 1433

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Relative Value Partners Group $772M AUM 15.6% 1-Year Est. Return
SIA
Sit Investment Associates Minneapolis, Minnesota $4.93B AUM 12.22% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
WCM
WealthBridge Capital Management Westerville, Ohio $503M AUM 26.74% 1-Year Est. Return
SI
Stephens Inc Little Rock, Arkansas $7.99B AUM 21.6% 1-Year Est. Return
SFS
Shaker Financial Services Arlington, Virginia $319M AUM 3.9% 1-Year Est. Return
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $530B AUM 22.01% 1-Year Est. Return
UBS Group
UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $666B AUM 30.12% 1-Year Est. Return
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors Chicago, Illinois $94.2B AUM 21.24% 1-Year Est. Return
9WM
9258 Wealth Management Blue Ash, Ohio $677M AUM 39.46% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's GFY Position: Q4 2019 in Review

First Trust Advisors sold out of Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc (GFY) in Q4 2019, closing a stake of 23,360 shares — an estimated $380K sold.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in GFY in Q2 2013 and held it in 26 quarters. The position peaked at $1.32M in Q1 2017. 12 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GFY as of Q4 2019.

  • First Trust Advisors reported no remaining Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc position as of Q4 2019 after selling out during the quarter.
  • First Trust Advisors sold 23,360 Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc shares in Q4 2019, an estimated $380K.
  • First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc in Q2 2013 and held it in 26 quarters.
  • First Trust Advisors's Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc position peaked at $1.32M in Q1 2017.
  • 12 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc as of Q4 2019.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 3 Feb 2020.