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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.9M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 16

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $93.3M → $97.9M (+$4.52M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 47 (0)

Holders
47
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$5.18M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.42M
3
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$3.94M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$2.83M
5
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
+$1.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.59M
2
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$4.15M
3
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$2.45M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.34M
5
IH
IFC Holdings
Florida
-$617K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$424K +$73.8K +1,512 +21%
PTC
27
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$349K +$157K +3,209 +80%
MFS
28
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$233K +$22.4K +459 +11%
ATC
29
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$228K +$230K +4,700 New
NFG
30
Next Financial Group
Texas
$226K +$222K +4,555 +4,555%
BFEC
31
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$184K +$342 +7 +0.2%
NPC
32
National Planning Corporation
California
$171K +$172K +3,520 New
AIG
33
American International Group
New York
$116K -$25.6K -525 -18%
RIA
34
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$92K -$9.72K -199 -9%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$73K -$20.9K -428 -22%
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$73K +$73.2K +1,498 New
MAS
37
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$49K – – –
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$44K -$16.6K -340 -27%
ST
39
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$34K – – –
WA
40
WFG Advisors
Texas
$30K +$98 +2 +0.3%
DADC
41
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$21K – – –
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K +$13.4K +275 +169%
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$6.5K +133 +359%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$5K -$146K -2,986 -97%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
BRWA
46
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2 +$2.44K +50 New
BCM
47
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$2.45M -50,132 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$571K -11,695 Closed
LPT
49
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
– -$462K -9,457 Closed
Ameriprise
50
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$148K -3,037 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

47 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $97.9M — up 4.8% from $93.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FTSL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $5.18M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.59M.

  • 47 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $97.9M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $5.18M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.