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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.8M +$22.4K +1,629 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.97M +$361K +26,334 +4%
Baillie Gifford & Co
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$8.03M
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.44M +$3.19M +232,337 +70%
TAM
5
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$4.19M -$232K -16,939 -5%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.6M +$677K +49,369 +22%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$3.54M +$138K +10,051 +4%
YMRC
8
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.19M +$2.28M +166,000 +218%
GI
9
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2.77M +$290K +21,142 +11%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$2.61M -$165K -12,021 -6%
KA
11
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.82M
AAM
12
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.52M +$412K +30,046 +35%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$1.52M +$335K +24,382 +27%
Cohen & Steers
14
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.28M
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.13M +$206 +15 +0%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.03M
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$964K +$83.2K +6,066 +9%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$854K +$451K +32,851 +103%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$832K +$50.2K +3,659 +6%
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$807K +$241K +17,545 +40%
HK
21
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$655K
M&T Bank
22
M&T Bank
New York
$605K +$631K +46,000 New
HNB
23
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$539K -$911K -66,390 Closed
AA
24
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$331K -$191K -13,895 -36%
CI
25
CAZ Investments
Texas
$330K +$1.67K +122 +0.5%

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.