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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $468M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

420% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 10

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+3)

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 9

57.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%57.2% (+57%)

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $306M → $468M (+$162M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8195 (+14)

Holders
95
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+17.28%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
24
Increased
52
Reduced
10
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FTUS
51
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$779K -$598K -12,348 -43%
WI
52
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$755K -$138K -2,847 -15%
DADC
53
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$737K +$290K +6,000 +65%
OC
54
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$693K +$59.1K +1,222 +9%
SAM
55
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$622K +$138K +2,851 +29%
CPP
56
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$611K +$325K +6,714 +114%
CA
57
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$534K +$163K +3,369 +44%
HH
58
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$505K
CIBC World Market
59
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$498K -$10.2K -210 -2%
SI
60
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$489K +$190K +3,921 +64%
NPC
61
National Planning Corporation
California
$478K +$93.8K +1,938 +24%
EWM
62
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$451K
PTC
63
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$440K +$97.6K +2,017 +29%
JP Morgan Chase
64
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$409K +$16.5K +342 +4%
M&T Bank
65
M&T Bank
New York
$404K +$35K +723 +10%
CAN
66
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$399K -$251K -5,186 -39%
AAM
67
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$390K -$15.6K -322 -4%
GWM
68
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$376K +$31.1K +642 +9%
WA
69
WESPAC Advisors
California
$323K -$22.6K -467 -7%
AIM
70
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$318K
BTS
71
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$307K
PFGIA
72
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$283K +$283K +5,845 New
DC
73
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$280K +$279K +5,773 New
KA
74
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$256K +$51.7K +1,068 +25%
KFC
75
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$243K

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

95 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $468M — up 53% from $306M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FTSL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $47.4M. The largest seller was Madden Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.58M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2016, up from 81 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $468M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $47.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Madden Advisory Services, an estimated $1.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.