We are live on ! Find out more
FCT

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 15

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 73 (+6)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109M → $115M (+$5.8M)

2.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.49% → 42.65% (+2.2%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.96%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
35
Reduced
15
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
+$1.97M
2
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$1.53M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.19M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.18M
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$902K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.12M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$1.04M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$548K
4
EIA
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
-$544K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$280K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$809K -$46.2K -4,462 -5%
SRC
27
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$808K -$36.2K -3,500 -4%
TI
28
TrueMark Investments
Illinois
$771K -$162K -15,611 -17%
Baird Financial Group
29
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$630K +$4.94K +477 +0.8%
Rockefeller Capital Management
30
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$574K +$76.4K +7,378 +15%
Cetera Investment Advisers
31
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$510K +$27.7K +2,672 +6%
Osaic Holdings
32
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$484K +$652 +63 +0.1%
EAM
33
Everstar Asset Management
North Carolina
$480K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$416K +$31.1K +3,000 +8%
Raymond James Financial
35
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$397K +$397K +38,382 New
EH
36
Equitable Holdings
New York
$382K +$382K +36,877 New
SA
37
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$376K -$41.9K -4,050 -10%
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$367K +$258K +24,917 +236%
KWA
39
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$331K +$70.4K +6,801 +27%
SFC
40
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$329K +$40.4K +3,900 +14%
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$313K +$30K +2,898 +11%
AUIM
42
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$311K – – –
Truist Financial
43
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$306K +$8.65K +835 +3%
RA
44
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$272K +$50.1K +4,842 +23%
IAA
45
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$268K +$268K +25,908 New
WMG
46
WESCAP Management Group
California
$229K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
47
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$222K – – –
AA
48
Apriem Advisors
California
$217K – – –
NFG
49
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$199K -$13.2K -1,274 -6%
AG
50
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$186K +$184K +17,736 New
1
2
3 4

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

73 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $115M — up 5.3% from $109M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FCT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pathstone Holdings, adding an estimated $1.97M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $3.12M.

  • 73 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q4 2024, up from 67 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $115M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q4 2024, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q4 2024 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2024 was Pathstone Holdings, an estimated $1.97M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q4 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.