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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.2M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.77%25.65% (-1.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4947 (-2)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98.8M → $91.2M (-$7.66M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
47
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.08%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
15
Closed
8
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
$34.8M +$2.26M +166,722 +7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.22M -$1.48M -108,918 -17%
GI
3
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5.58M +$636K +46,878 +13%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$5.39M -$778K -57,409 -12%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5M +$229K +16,914 +5%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.21M -$2.25M -165,573 -34%
FFA
7
First Foundation Advisors
California
$3.15M +$229K +16,915 +8%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.59M -$186K -13,698 -7%
Baillie Gifford & Co
9
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$2.44M
AAMU
10
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$2M
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$1.74M -$1.48M -108,924 -45%
KA
12
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.73M +$6.78K +500 +0.4%
AFP
13
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.53M
AGA
14
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.49M +$640K +47,230 +73%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.38M -$87.1K -6,424 -6%
RCM
16
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1.34M
Cohen & Steers
17
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.29M +$173K +12,778 +15%
AAM
18
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.27M -$277K -20,452 -18%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$873K +$15.8K +1,163 +2%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$712K -$661K -48,729 -48%
CRC
21
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$708K +$721K +53,197 New
WAM
22
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$664K +$677K +49,943 New
CA
23
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$465K -$45.8K -3,377 -9%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$370K +$206K +15,221 +121%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$355K +$207K +15,291 +135%

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

47 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $91.2M — down 7.7% from $98.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of FCT and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $2.26M. The largest seller was Westchester Capital Management (New York), exiting entirely with an estimated $2.28M sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q2 2017, down from 49 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $91.2M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q2 2017, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.26M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q2 2017 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $2.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.