First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$16.3M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$15.2M |
| 3 |
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Tampa,
Florida
|
+$4.62M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$3.43M |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$3.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.58M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$839K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $13K | +$13.1K | +268 | New |
|
|
NFG
52
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $4K | -$223K | -4,555 | -98% |
|
|
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $3K | -$5.19K | -106 | -62% |
|
54
Citigroup
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
55
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$4.81M | -99,225 | Closed |
|
|
SFG
56
SNS Financial Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$1.58M | -32,682 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
57
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$349K | -7,209 | Closed |
|
|
MAS
58
Madden Advisory Services
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$49K | -1,010 | Closed |
|
59
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$44K | -909 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
60
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$2 | -50 | Closed |
|
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.