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FCT

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $98M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 79 (+1)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103M → $98M (-$4.91M)

1.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.97% → 37.68% (-1.3%)

Holders
79
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$3.48M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.24M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$817K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$690K
5
RA
RFG Advisory
Alabama
+$654K

Top Sellers

1
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
-$2.88M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.87M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.69M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$1.05M
5
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$977K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20M -$57.2K -5,673 -0.3%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.2M +$561K +55,646 +8%
PCM
3
Penserra Capital Management
California
$7.15M +$3.48M +344,758 +93%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$6.35M +$1.24M +122,673 +24%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.05M -$391K -38,807 -6%
EIA
6
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$6.01M -$283K -28,071 -4%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$4.55M -$264K -26,141 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.78M +$23.8K +2,364 +0.6%
GC
9
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.38M -$1.87M -185,157 -35%
GA
10
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$2.96M +$263K +26,044 +10%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.69M +$817K +80,984 +43%
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.45M +$77.5K +7,687 +3%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
13
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$2.18M -$977K -96,847 -31%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.09M +$124K +12,282 +6%
IA
15
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.71M -$95.3K -9,450 -5%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$1.38M +$160K +15,914 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M -$575K -57,046 -34%
RA
18
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$986K +$654K +64,841 +192%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$953K -$44.6K -4,425 -4%
VIA
20
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$843K +$26.8K +2,653 +3%
SRC
21
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$809K -$8.07K -800 -1%
SIA
22
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$793K -$241K -23,877 -23%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$684K +$690K +68,448 New
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$621K +$4.24K +420 +0.7%
CI
25
CX Institutional
Indiana
$604K +$609K +60,402 New
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FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

79 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $98M — down 4.8% from $103M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FCT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Penserra Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.48M. The largest seller was Pathstone Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.88M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q3 2025, up from 78 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $98M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q3 2025, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q3 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2025 was Penserra Capital Management, an estimated $3.48M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q3 2025 was Pathstone Holdings, an estimated $2.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.