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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 19

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6265 (+3)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.52%43.05% (+1.5%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $133M (+$4.23M)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.84%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
21
Reduced
19
Closed
5
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
$30.2M +$6.11M +513,682 +26%
SCM
2
Saba Capital Management
New York
$27.4M +$3.96M +332,939 +17%
RVPG
3
Relative Value Partners Group
$17.1M -$223K -18,716 -1%
EIA
4
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$9.24M +$157K +13,197 +2%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$5.55M +$146K +12,235 +3%
GI
6
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5.44M +$971K +81,592 +22%
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.07M +$72K +6,053 +2%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.85M +$141K +11,832 +5%
VEA
9
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$2.66M +$312K +26,238 +13%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.45M -$529K -44,436 -18%
TA
11
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$2.12M -$45.8K -3,850 -2%
SIA
12
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.11M -$1.89M -158,705 -47%
FEG
13
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$2.01M +$1.86K +156 +0.1%
WAM
14
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.63M -$325K -27,322 -17%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.51M -$141K -11,841 -9%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.43M -$122K -10,230 -8%
CRC
17
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.26M -$138K -11,603 -10%
PCM
18
PenderFund Capital Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.2M
AC
19
Almitas Capital
California
$983K -$314K -26,375 -24%
WCMNY
20
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$925K
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$868K +$5.36K +450 +0.6%
QGA
22
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$738K
CCP
23
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$689K +$683K +57,390 New
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$652K
AA
25
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$630K +$56.6K +4,757 +10%

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

65 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $133M — up 3.3% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FCT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6.11M. The largest seller was First Foundation Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.67M.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q3 2019, up from 62 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $133M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q3 2019, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q3 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.11M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q3 2019 was First Foundation Advisors, an estimated $2.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.