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FCT

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 24

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 76 (+3)

2.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.65% → 40.27% (-2.4%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $106M (-$8.57M)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.11%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
28
Reduced
24
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VIA
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
+$1.06M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$897K
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$639K
4
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
+$464K
5
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$325K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$4.22M
2
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
-$2.61M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$876K
4
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
-$827K
5
TI
TrueMark Investments
Illinois
-$771K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.03M +$237K +22,989 +29%
SRC
27
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$832K +$41.3K +4,000 +5%
GWM
28
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$816K +$464K +45,001 +127%
Baird Financial Group
29
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$618K +$660 +64 +0.1%
Rockefeller Capital Management
30
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$555K -$7.54K -731 -1%
EAM
31
Everstar Asset Management
North Carolina
$470K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$469K +$62.1K +6,026 +15%
Raymond James Financial
33
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$465K +$76.9K +7,461 +19%
Cetera Investment Advisers
34
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$450K -$50.8K -4,922 -10%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$435K -$39.7K -3,846 -8%
SFC
36
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$390K +$69.1K +6,700 +21%
EH
37
Equitable Holdings
New York
$384K +$9.8K +950 +3%
SA
38
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$360K -$5.16K -500 -1%
RA
39
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$324K +$58.7K +5,690 +22%
AUIM
40
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$304K – – –
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$303K +$3.2K +310 +1%
GPW
42
Gentry Private Wealth
Kansas
$294K +$299K +29,000 New
Envestnet Asset Management
43
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$280K -$26.7K -2,588 -9%
NAS
44
NWF Advisory Services
California
$231K +$235K +22,830 New
Millennium Management
45
Millennium Management
New York
$231K +$235K +22,795 New
WMG
46
WESCAP Management Group
California
$225K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
47
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$217K – – –
AA
48
Apriem Advisors
California
$213K – – –
NFG
49
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$195K +$794 +77 +0.4%
SWM
50
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$185K +$11.6K +1,128 +7%
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FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

76 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $106M — down 7.5% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FCT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtus Investment Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.06M. The largest seller was Penserra Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.22M.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q1 2025, up from 73 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $106M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q1 2025, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q1 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2025 was Virtus Investment Advisers, an estimated $1.06M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q1 2025 was Penserra Capital Management, an estimated $4.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.