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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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327 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 39 (+4)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 128

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.33% → 71.24% (-0.09%)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 36

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 332 → 327 (-5)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $2.49B (-$167M)

Holders
327
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.51%
% of All Funds
5.51%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.43%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
35
Increased
136
Reduced
128
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$93.6M
2
CW
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
+$32.9M
3
BCP
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
+$26.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.7M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$60.5M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$29.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.4M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$19.8M
5
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$12.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OCM
26
One Capital Management
California
$21M -$2.45M -53,298 -10%
EWP
27
Engrave Wealth Partners
Texas
$20.8M +$348K +7,554 +2%
TPW
28
TL Private Wealth
Texas
$20.1M -$474K -10,308 -2%
TC
29
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$18M -$880K -19,131 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$17.8M +$1.27M +27,577 +7%
AIM
31
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$15.7M -$72.7K -1,581 -0.4%
B
32
Bailard
California
$15.1M -$983K -21,357 -6%
TA
33
TrueWealth Advisors
Alabama
$14.9M +$13M +282,319 +516%
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$14.8M +$11M +238,745 +244%
KAS
35
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$14.8M -$353K -7,671 -2%
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$14.4M -$29.2K -634 -0.2%
MAP
37
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$14.3M -$2.91M -63,344 -16%
Truist Financial
38
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$14M -$12.3M -266,319 -46%
LI
39
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$13.2M -$380K -8,263 -3%
AFA
40
Arlington Financial Advisors
California
$12.9M +$462K +10,040 +4%
AO
41
Advisor OS
Illinois
$12.8M +$1.2M +26,027 +10%
AWM
42
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$12.6M -$3.39M -73,630 -20%
CAG
43
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$12.1M +$593K +12,887 +5%
RA
44
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$12.1M -$595K -12,937 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
45
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$12M +$408K +8,860 +3%
LWAC
46
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$11.7M +$1.72M +37,449 +16%
Baird Financial Group
47
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$11.6M -$261K -5,676 -2%
TWM
48
Tanager Wealth Management
United Kingdom
$11.6M +$1.94M +42,109 +19%
SI
49
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$11.5M -$2.1M -45,678 -15%
MWM
50
Mattern Wealth Management
Kansas
$11.4M -$714K -15,521 -6%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

327 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $2.49B — down 6.3% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of FTSL and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 128 trimmed existing stakes and 136 added.

The largest buyer was Virtue Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $93.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $60.5M.

  • 327 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2022, down from 332 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 36 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $93.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $60.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.