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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $102M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 15

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.09%29.72% (-1.4%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $102M (-$5.64M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4946 (-3)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
46
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.12%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
15
Reduced
15
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
$23.8M +$1.32M +102,238 +6%
Baillie Gifford & Co
2
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$17.1M
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.3M +$401K +31,144 +4%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.05M -$499K -38,781 -6%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$6.87M +$958K +74,456 +16%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.08M +$1.29M +100,057 +27%
GI
7
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3.52M +$524K +40,754 +17%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$3.33M +$601K +46,717 +22%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.92M +$189K +14,654 +7%
RVPG
10
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.42M -$79.4K -6,173 -3%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.13M +$175K +13,600 +9%
KA
12
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.8M -$51.5K -4,000 -3%
YMRC
13
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.51M -$670K -52,100 -31%
AFP
14
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.47M
Cohen & Steers
15
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.37M +$117K +9,063 +9%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.22M -$883K -68,636 -42%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.1M
WCMNY
18
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.05M -$2.57M -199,404 -71%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$951K +$181K +14,102 +24%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$814K +$32.4K +2,515 +4%
CA
21
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$650K -$11.8K -918 -2%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
22
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$568K -$89.6K -6,960 -14%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$543K -$264K -20,517 -33%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$464K
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$432K +$1.47K +114 +0.3%

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

46 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $102M — down 5.2% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of FCT and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was Westchester Capital Management (New York), cutting an estimated $2.57M.

  • 46 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q2 2016, down from 49 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $102M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q2 2016, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.32M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q2 2016 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $2.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.