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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
PAG
51
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$205K +$208K +4,252 New
BFEC
52
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$183K +$1.27K +26 +0.7%
AAM
53
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$131K +$132K +2,703 New
AIM
54
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$130K -$425K -8,678 -76%
RIA
55
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$84K – – –
WA
56
WFG Advisors
Texas
$56K +$12.2K +250 +28%
MAS
57
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$48K – – –
ST
58
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$34K – – –
WRM
59
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$29K +$14.7K +300 +100%
HNB
60
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$14K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
61
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K +$49 +1 +0.4%
NFG
62
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
64
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$10.2M -208,071 Closed
HI
65
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$2.38M -48,722 Closed
JG
66
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$147K -3,000 Closed
TRCT
67
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$40K -817 Closed
US Bancorp
68
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$8K -163 Closed
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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.