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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $90M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $86.2M → $90M (+$3.8M)

1.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.91%24.42% (-1.5%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5148 (-3)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 15

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
48
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
11
Reduced
14
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26M -$274K -20,546 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.05M +$460K +34,567 +6%
Baillie Gifford & Co
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$8.42M
MIG
4
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$5.47M -$333K -24,985 -6%
TAM
5
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$4.63M +$862K +64,743 +24%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.6M +$1.19M +89,119 +37%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$3.57M +$287K +21,523 +9%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.1M -$562K -42,223 -16%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$2.91M -$611K -45,887 -18%
GI
10
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2.62M +$195K +14,663 +8%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.98M -$20K -1,500 -1%
KA
12
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.91M -$20K -1,500 -1%
RVP
13
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$1.9M -$1.39M -104,496 -43%
Cohen & Steers
14
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.34M +$1.3M +97,277 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$1.26M -$112K -8,418 -8%
AAM
16
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.19M +$1.14M +85,866 New
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.18M -$253 -19 -0%
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.08M -$313K -23,533 -23%
YMRC
19
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.05M +$1.01M +76,000 New
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$928K +$139K +10,428 +18%
HNB
21
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$917K +$884K +66,390 New
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$823K +$49.6K +3,727 +7%
HK
23
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$688K -$33.3K -2,500 -5%
CA
24
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$609K +$587K +44,075 New
AA
25
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$539K +$520K +39,041 New

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

48 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $90M — up 4.4% from $86.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of FCT and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.3M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.65M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q1 2015, down from 51 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $90M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q1 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q1 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2015 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $1.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q1 2015 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $1.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.