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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $861M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 64

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $824M → $861M (+$37.7M)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.39% → 53.13% (+0.75%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 176 (-5)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

Holders
176
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.76%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
18
Increased
70
Reduced
64
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.13M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$7.28M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$5.15M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.98M
5
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
+$4.86M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.17M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$5.53M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.14M
4
WA
WESPAC Advisors
California
-$2.68M
5
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
-$1.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CWM
26
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$6.74M +$55.7K +1,170 +0.8%
PAG
27
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$6.65M +$2.21M +46,513 +49%
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6.56M +$446K +9,382 +7%
BFG
29
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$5.97M +$248K +5,212 +4%
MIFH
30
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$5.91M +$612K +12,865 +11%
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$5.75M +$3.37M +70,918 +139%
CF
32
Centaurus Financial
California
$5.05M +$4.86M +102,039 +2,005%
ASN
33
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4.56M -$502K -10,544 -10%
CCM
34
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$4.36M -$96.1K -2,019 -2%
CAG
35
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$4.34M -$431K -9,048 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.28M -$273K -5,740 -6%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.28M +$4.32M +90,798 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.28M +$955K +20,067 +28%
BTS
39
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.17M +$1.08M +22,748 +35%
EWM
40
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$3.94M -$193K -4,055 -5%
AIM
41
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$3.84M +$191K +4,014 +5%
FTUS
42
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.58M +$3.62M +75,992 New
AI
43
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.52M +$566K +11,886 +19%
FHC
44
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.26M +$207K +4,349 +7%
SCA
45
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.02M -$277K -5,820 -8%
NA
46
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.79M -$411K -8,641 -13%
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.74M -$4.42K -93 -0.2%
PFS
48
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.52M +$2.54M +53,432 New
SWP
49
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.44M +$494K +10,375 +25%
FCM
50
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.36M – – –
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

176 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $861M — up 4.6% from $824M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FTSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.13M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $7.17M.

  • 176 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2019, down from 181 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $861M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.