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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.8M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 2

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 41 (+10)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.5M → $88.8M (+$12.3M)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+32.26%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$4.51M
2
SCG
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
+$4.29M
3
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
+$1.54M
4
LPT
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
+$1.46M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$2.51M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.81M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.17M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$385K
5
RCAG
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
-$208K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T
26
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$216K – – –
MFS
27
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$213K +$53.5K +1,078 +34%
BFEC
28
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$155K +$154K +3,106 New
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
$152K +$4.96K +100 +3%
RIA
30
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$105K +$29.8K +600 +40%
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$92K -$4.76K -96 -5%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$58K +$46.4K +934 +374%
ST
33
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$35K +$34.7K +700 New
NES
34
New England Securities
New York
$34K +$28.3K +570 +475%
WA
35
WFG Advisors
Texas
$30K +$5.06K +102 +20%
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$23K +$23.4K +472 New
DADC
37
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$22K +$22.3K +450 New
NFG
38
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5K +$4.96K +100 New
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$3K -$5.01K -101 -66%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3K – – –
BRWA
41
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.46K +$2.48K +50 New
VKH
42
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.17M -23,462 Closed
RCAG
43
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$208K -4,180 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $88.8M — up 16% from $76.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTSL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.51M. The largest seller was VSR Financial Services, cutting an estimated $2.51M.

  • 41 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2014, up from 31 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $88.8M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $4.51M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2014 was VSR Financial Services, an estimated $2.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.