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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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159 hedge funds and large institutions have $892M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 33

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $839M → $892M (+$53M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150 → 159 (+9)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.81% → 58.28% (+0.47%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

Holders
159
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+6%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
24
Increased
77
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
+$19.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$13.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.9M
4
LI
LVZ Inc
Michigan
+$12.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
-$11.2M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$6.2M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$2.69M
4
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$2.62M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$2.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
26
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.22M +$739K +15,366 +13%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6.06M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.92M +$347K +7,214 +6%
BFG
29
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$5.62M +$1.96M +40,654 +53%
CWM
30
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$5.46M +$837K +17,404 +18%
PI
31
PFS Investments
Georgia
$5.11M +$1.75M +36,460 +52%
MIFH
32
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$4.94M -$2.62M -54,561 -35%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.76M -$2.69M -55,990 -36%
AI
34
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$4.25M +$204K +4,252 +5%
CF
35
Centaurus Financial
California
$4.01M +$462K +9,604 +13%
AIM
36
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$3.64M +$778K +16,176 +27%
CAG
37
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$3.61M +$3.64M +75,639 New
SCA
38
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.53M +$91.1K +1,894 +3%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
39
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.4M +$3.42M +71,174 New
AA
40
Alesco Advisors
New York
$3.28M +$38.4K +798 +1%
FAAS
41
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.2M +$276K +5,740 +9%
ASN
42
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$3.18M +$338K +7,035 +12%
CCM
43
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$3.13M +$1.22M +25,298 +63%
MPWT
44
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.98M +$162K +3,375 +6%
FHC
45
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.8M -$10.9K -226 -0.4%
SIM
46
SSI Investment Management
California
$2.75M +$54.6K +1,136 +2%
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.64M +$486K +10,102 +22%
GFPC
48
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$2.58M +$405K +8,429 +19%
SWP
49
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.56M +$945K +19,650 +58%
FCM
50
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.39M – – –
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

159 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $892M — up 6.3% from $839M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FTSL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $19.5M. The largest seller was Transamerica Financial Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.2M sold.

  • 159 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2018, up from 150 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $892M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $19.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Transamerica Financial Advisors, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.