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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.9M → $143M (+$45.1M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 55 (+8)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.02%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
22
Reduced
13
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$16.3M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$15.2M
3
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$4.62M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.43M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$3.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.81M
2
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$2.72M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.12M
4
SFG
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
-$1.58M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$839K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
26
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$774K +$42.9K +876 +6%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$769K +$765K +15,619 New
HFS
28
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$631K +$195K +3,975 +45%
HH
29
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$512K +$510K +10,406 New
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$502K +$425K +8,670 +571%
KFC
31
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$501K -$19.1K -390 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$445K +$14.4K +295 +3%
AIM
33
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$430K +$428K +8,730 New
SAM
34
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$332K +$330K +6,739 New
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$261K +$24.6K +502 +10%
CA
36
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$236K +$236K +4,818 New
PFS
37
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$234K +$233K +4,762 New
NPC
38
National Planning Corporation
California
$233K +$59.5K +1,214 +34%
ATC
39
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$231K – – –
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$224K +$106K +2,163 +91%
FAAS
41
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$218K -$508K -10,363 -70%
BFEC
42
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$185K -$1.96K -40 -1%
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$135K +$61K +1,246 +83%
RIA
44
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$86K -$7.45K -152 -8%
MAA
45
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$36K +$36K +734 New
ST
46
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$34K – – –
WA
47
WFG Advisors
Texas
$30K +$98 +2 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
48
Wells Fargo
California
$24K +$19.3K +394 +415%
DADC
49
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$22K – – –
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K -$931 -19 -4%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

55 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $143M — up 46% from $97.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FTSL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.81M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2015, up from 47 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $143M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.