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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $182M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 15

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $164M → $182M (+$17.9M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 63 (+1)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.61%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
32
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.79M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.72M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.67M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$3.6M
5
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$3.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.2M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$2.38M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.21M
4
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
-$1.04M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$711K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
26
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$882K +$92.3K +1,886 +12%
LI
27
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$879K +$102K +2,091 +13%
HFS
28
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$788K +$132K +2,700 +20%
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$747K +$250K +5,103 +49%
CIBC World Market
30
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$650K +$659K +13,455 New
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$608K -$18.8K -385 -3%
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$511K -$2.21M -45,229 -81%
HH
33
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$502K -$128K -2,616 -20%
KFC
34
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$486K -$5.88K -120 -1%
BRWM
35
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$458K +$465K +9,500 New
SAM
36
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$394K -$187K -3,823 -32%
CA
37
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$359K +$154K +3,145 +73%
ASN
38
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$320K +$265K +5,423 +450%
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$313K +$41.6K +849 +15%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$297K +$301K +6,151 New
FIM
41
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$265K -$1.04M -21,326 -72%
AIM
42
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$249K +$253K +5,160 New
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$247K +$36K +735 +17%
PFS
44
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$246K -$4.89K -100 -2%
PTC
45
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$245K – – –
NPC
46
National Planning Corporation
California
$243K -$19.5K -398 -7%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$243K +$109K +2,222 +79%
ATC
48
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$227K – – –
LNC
49
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$218K +$15.5K +316 +7%
SI
50
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$208K -$4.06K -83 -2%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $182M — up 11% from $164M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FTSL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.79M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.2M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2015, up from 62 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $182M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.79M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.