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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.3M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 9

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 24.42%24.13% (-0.29%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4847 (-1)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $90M → $85.3M (-$4.73M)

Holders
47
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.08%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$309K -$176K -12,795 -35%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$287K -$1.67M -121,500 -85%
PAG
28
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$270K +$281K +20,489 New
DA
29
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$191K +$199K +14,504 New
RVPG
30
Relative Value Partners Group
$154K +$160K +11,672 New
SRC
31
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$153K
LCM
32
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$134K +$140K +10,203 New
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$88K
AA
34
Apriem Advisors
California
$72K
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$67K +$66.5K +4,848 +1,924%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$51K -$20.6K -1,500 -28%
WCMNY
37
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$36K +$38K +2,772 New
CFN
38
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$28K -$15.1K -1,100 -34%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K
RIA
40
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$22K
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$13K
WIC
42
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$13K +$13.7K +1,000 New
TFA
43
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$12K
S
44
SignatureFD
Georgia
$5K -$10.3K -753 -67%
Barclays
45
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4K +$2.22K +162 +150%
NFG
46
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
$290
MIG
48
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$5.47M -395,857 Closed
LPC
49
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
-$211K -15,300 Closed
IT
50
Independence Trust
Tennessee
-$174K -12,599 Closed

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $85.3M — down 5.3% from $90M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FCT was balanced in Q2 2015: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $3.19M. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.47M sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q2 2015, down from 48 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $85.3M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q2 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2015 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $3.19M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q2 2015 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $5.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.