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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
UPS
51
UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES
Illinois
$183K +$5.09K +494 +3%
AG
52
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$180K – – –
KWA
53
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$173K -$153K -14,851 -46%
MAWA
54
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$167K – – –
KAS
55
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$165K +$392 +38 +0.2%
VAM
56
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$152K +$155K +15,024 New
HF
57
HRT Financial
New York
$143K +$146K +14,139 New
CFB
58
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$132K +$30.9K +3,000 +30%
CIA
59
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$129K -$16K -1,550 -11%
EC
60
Elequin Capital
New York
$63.8K +$64.9K +6,292 New
MCM
61
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$28.9K -$1.03K -100 -3%
NS
62
NBC Securities
Alabama
$28K +$29K +2,808 +140,400%
National Bank of Canada
63
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$20.3K – – –
CFFP
64
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$14.7K +$15K +1,450 New
TWC
65
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14K – – –
WT
66
Whittier Trust
California
$13.8K – – –
WA
67
WPG Advisers
Maryland
$11.8K +$804 +78 +7%
GI
68
GAMMA Investing
California
$5.24K – – –
HCP
69
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$5.17K +$144 +14 +3%
AAP
70
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$5.07K +$5.16K +500 New
Comerica Bank
71
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.59K -$7.68K -745 -68%
CCM
72
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$2.58K +$2.62K +254 New
CA
73
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$2.44K – – –
GWSG
74
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$1.52K – – –
FFA
75
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$1.34K +$1.37K +133 New
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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.