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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $146M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 20

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $133M → $146M (+$12.8M)

0.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.05%43.32% (+0.27%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6565 (0)

Holders
65
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
24
Reduced
20
Closed
9
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
$29.6M -$1.91M -158,303 -6%
SCM
2
Saba Capital Management
New York
$27.9M -$639K -52,875 -2%
RVPG
3
Relative Value Partners Group
$18.3M +$408K +33,734 +2%
EIA
4
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$9.84M +$170K +14,027 +2%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$8.33M +$2.84M +235,213 +55%
GI
6
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$6.66M +$935K +77,301 +17%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$6.55M +$721K +59,634 +13%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.73M +$718K +59,351 +25%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.72M +$1.11M +92,164 +45%
VEA
10
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$2.98M +$190K +15,696 +7%
GC
11
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.77M -$1.43M -118,484 -35%
SIA
12
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.2M
TA
13
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$2.14M -$74.7K -6,181 -4%
PCM
14
PenderFund Capital Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.63M
FEG
15
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$1.49M -$589K -48,674 -29%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.41M -$174K -14,388 -11%
SFS
17
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.21M -$275K -22,751 -19%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.12M +$205K +16,973 +23%
QGA
19
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$969K +$189K +15,638 +25%
CCP
20
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$935K +$206K +17,075 +30%
MIG
21
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$782K +$403K +33,308 +115%
AC
22
Almitas Capital
California
$779K -$235K -19,466 -24%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$760K +$732K +60,568 New
FFA
24
First Foundation Advisors
California
$743K +$301K +24,917 +73%
PAG
25
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$666K +$298K +24,629 +87%

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

65 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $146M — up 9.6% from $133M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FCT positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 24 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $2.84M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.91M.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q4 2019, unchanged from Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $146M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q4 2019, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q4 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2019 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $2.84M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.