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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.7M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 6

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 8

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4052 (+12)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $84M → $97.7M (+$13.7M)

5.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.34%29.49% (+5.2%)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
18
Increased
17
Reduced
8
Closed
6
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
$19.1M -$2.22M -179,184 -10%
Baillie Gifford & Co
2
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$16.4M
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.01M +$91.3K +7,371 +1%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.33M +$1.08M +87,063 +15%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$4.59M +$788K +63,658 +21%
BCC
6
Bain Capital Credit
Massachusetts
$4.34M +$4.36M +351,761 New
WCMNY
7
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$3.59M +$3.56M +287,607 +10,375%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.36M +$81.7K +6,595 +2%
GI
9
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2.91M +$108K +8,726 +4%
TAM
10
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$2.77M +$2.78M +224,351 New
RVPG
11
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.53M +$2.4M +193,620 +1,733%
YMRC
12
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$2.1M -$891K -72,000 -30%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$1.81M -$88.2K -7,122 -5%
KA
14
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.73M +$1.74M +140,362 New
AAM
15
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.65M +$260K +20,973 +19%
AFP
16
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.42M +$1.42M +114,955 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.42M +$779K +62,912 +120%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.37M +$463K +37,408 +51%
Cohen & Steers
19
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.2M
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.06M
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$950K -$49.5K -4,000 -5%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$896K -$44.4K -3,588 -5%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$791K +$37.7K +3,042 +5%
RJFSA
24
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$768K +$144K +11,596 +23%
CA
25
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$641K -$26.2K -2,114 -4%

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

52 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $97.7M — up 16% from $84M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FCT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Westchester Capital Management (New York), adding an estimated $3.56M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.22M.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q4 2015, up from 40 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $97.7M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q4 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2015 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $3.56M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.