Welch & Forbes’s First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF FTSL Stock Holding History

Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake
Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2
$26.7M Sell
597,151
-34,722
-5% -$1.56M 0.32% 68
2026
Q1
$28.3M Sell
631,873
-65,089
-9% -$2.95M 0.37% 66
2025
Q4
$32M Buy
696,962
+18,753
+3% +$860K 0.39% 65
2025
Q3
$31.1M Sell
678,209
-3,969
-0.6% -$183K 0.37% 64
2025
Q2
$31.3M Buy
682,178
+21,844
+3% +$998K 0.39% 66
2025
Q1
$30.1M Buy
660,334
+27,063
+4% +$1.25M 0.39% 65
2024
Q4
$29.3M Buy
633,271
+10,565
+2% +$488K 0.38% 67
2024
Q3
$28.6M Buy
622,706
+6,566
+1% +$302K 0.36% 70
2024
Q2
$28.3M Buy
616,140
+11,224
+2% +$517K 0.38% 68
2024
Q1
$28M Buy
604,916
+40,709
+7% +$1.88M 0.38% 69
2023
Q4
$26M Sell
564,207
-10,947
-2% -$501K 0.39% 66
2023
Q3
$26.3M Buy
575,154
+32,850
+6% +$1.5M 0.44% 61
2023
Q2
$24.6M Buy
542,304
+36,071
+7% +$1.63M 0.39% 66
2023
Q1
$22.9M Buy
506,233
+52,032
+11% +$2.36M 0.39% 68
2022
Q4
$20.3M Sell
454,201
-120,124
-21% -$5.38M 0.36% 74
2022
Q3
$25.3M Buy
574,325
+25,130
+5% +$1.13M 0.49% 54
2022
Q2
$24.2M Sell
549,195
-62,297
-10% -$2.87M 0.44% 62
2022
Q1
$28.8M Buy
611,492
+38,637
+7% +$1.83M 0.45% 62
2021
Q4
$27.5M Buy
572,855
+45,987
+9% +$2.2M 0.41% 67
2021
Q3
$25.2M Buy
526,868
+62,777
+14% +$3.01M 0.42% 63
2021
Q2
$22.3M Buy
464,091
+47,371
+11% +$2.27M 0.38% 70
2021
Q1
$20M Buy
416,720
+35,493
+9% +$1.7M 0.37% 74
2020
Q4
$18.1M Buy
381,227
+3,943
+1% +$184K 0.35% 73
2020
Q3
$17.4M Buy
377,284
+4,470
+1% +$206K 0.37% 70
2020
Q2
$16.8M Buy
372,814
+5,053
+1% +$226K 0.39% 68
2020
Q1
$15.4M Sell
367,761
-7,286
-2% -$334K 0.43% 67
2019
Q4
$18M Sell
375,047
-11,751
-3% -$557K 0.4% 74
2019
Q3
$18.3M Buy
386,798
+19,461
+5% +$921K 0.44% 64
2019
Q2
$17.3M Sell
367,337
-4,868
-1% -$232K 0.42% 66
2019
Q1
$17.5M Buy
372,205
+847
+0.2% +$39.9K 0.44% 62
2018
Q4
$16.9M Sell
371,358
-28,213
-7% -$1.34M 0.48% 62
2018
Q3
$19.2M Sell
399,571
-2,222
-0.6% -$107K 0.46% 68
2018
Q2
$19.2M Buy
401,793
+29,142
+8% +$1.4M 0.5% 65
2018
Q1
$17.9M Buy
372,651
+3,568
+1% +$172K 0.46% 73
2017
Q4
$17.7M Buy
369,083
+55,023
+18% +$2.65M 0.47% 70
2017
Q3
$15.1M Buy
314,060
+39,790
+15% +$1.93M 0.4% 80
2017
Q2
$13.3M Buy
274,270
+41,630
+18% +$2.02M 0.37% 81
2017
Q1
$11.3M Buy
232,640
+31,160
+15% +$1.51M 0.32% 86
2016
Q4
$9.78M Buy
201,480
+92,025
+84% +$4.45M 0.29% 89
2016
Q3
$5.3M Buy
109,455
+86,180
+370% +$4.17M 0.18% 107
2016
Q2
$1.11M Buy
+23,275
New +$1.12M 0.03% 186

Other funds holding FTSL

Welch & Forbes's FTSL Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Welch & Forbes reduced its First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) stake by 5.5% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $1.56M and leaving 597,151 shares worth $26.7M. The position accounts for 0.32% of the portfolio, ranked #68.

Welch & Forbes first reported a position in FTSL in Q2 2016 and has held it in 41 quarters since. The position peaked at $32M in Q4 2025. 300 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold FTSL as of Q2 2026.

  • Welch & Forbes held 597,151 shares of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF worth $26.7M as of Q2 2026.
  • Welch & Forbes sold 34,722 First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $1.56M.
  • First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF made up 0.32% of Welch & Forbes's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #68 holding.
  • Welch & Forbes first reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in Q2 2016 and has held it in 41 quarters since.
  • Welch & Forbes's First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF position peaked at $32M in Q4 2025.
  • 300 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 30 Jul 2026.