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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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331 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.68B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 129

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.51% → 69.97% (-0.54%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.69B → $1.68B (-$11.8M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 340 → 331 (-9)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 15 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
331
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-2.65%
% of All Funds
4.36%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
26
Increased
133
Reduced
129
Closed
34
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$11.2M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$8.68M
3
HAC
Harbor Advisory Corp
New Hampshire
+$7.86M
4
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
+$6.26M
5
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$4.78M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TWP
Tower Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
-$11.3M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$10.6M
3
OCM
One Capital Management
California
-$8.64M
4
PVI
Pine Valley Investments
New Jersey
-$8.02M
5
RA
RFG Advisory
Alabama
-$5.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Barclays
351
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$200K -4,378 Closed
MAFA
352
MJT & Associates Financial Advisory
Minnesota
– -$164K -3,590 Closed
FPF
353
First Pacific Financial
Washington
– -$82.8K -1,814 Closed
AF
354
Allworth Financial
California
– -$45.5K -1,000 Closed
BlackRock
355
BlackRock
New York
– -$36.6K -802 Closed
T
356
Tidemark
California
– -$32.4K -710 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
357
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$24.2K -531 Closed
EB
358
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
– -$15.4K -337 Closed
AG
359
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
– -$10.3K -226 Closed
CHC
360
City Holding Co
West Virginia
– -$9.13K -200 Closed
MIM
361
Marshall Investment Management
Colorado
– -$6.29K -138 Closed
SIM
362
Synergy Investment Management
Florida
– -$5.12K -112 Closed
CFFP
363
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
– -$3.2K -70 Closed
GCM
364
GKV Capital Management
California
– -$776 -17 Closed
HNW
365
High Note Wealth
Minnesota
– -$53 -1 Closed
KGP
366
Keystone Global Partners
Colorado
– -$47 -1 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

331 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.68B — down 0.7% from $1.69B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of FTSL and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 129 trimmed existing stakes and 133 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Tower Wealth Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.

  • 331 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2025, down from 340 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.68B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 0.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $11.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Tower Wealth Partners, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.