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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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117 hedge funds and large institutions have $737M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

767% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 3

211% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 19

58% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $468M → $737M (+$269M)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 117 (+22)

4.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.2% → 61.66% (+4.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

Holders
117
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+23.16%
% of All Funds
2.91%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
26
Increased
59
Reduced
19
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$96.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30.2M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$22.8M
4
LA
LVW Advisors
New York
+$13M
5
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$8.3M
2
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.76M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.63M
4
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$1.55M
5
AA
Alesco Advisors
New York
-$1.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
51
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$64.1K +1,320 +5%
NA
52
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$1.41M – – –
HCMT
53
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$1.21M +$1.21M +25,000 New
WA
54
WESPAC Advisors
California
$1.18M +$858K +17,673 +265%
SPC
55
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.1M +$117K +2,410 +12%
MCIM
56
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.02M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
57
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.02M +$616K +12,683 +151%
HFS
58
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$967K +$140K +2,887 +17%
HA
59
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$921K -$14.4K -297 -2%
BFA
60
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$860K -$157K -3,236 -15%
FA
61
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$855K +$64.7K +1,332 +8%
SFS
62
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$809K +$788K +16,225 +3,638%
Koshinski Asset Management
63
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$758K +$526K +10,836 +224%
CAN
64
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$733K +$333K +6,867 +83%
OC
65
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$697K +$6.16K +127 +0.9%
CA
66
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$693K +$163K +3,360 +31%
AWM
67
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$688K +$690K +14,215 New
DADC
68
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$667K -$68K -1,400 -9%
SS
69
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$645K +$647K +13,328 New
PAG
70
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$628K -$449K -9,245 -42%
FAAS
71
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$568K -$142K -2,918 -14%
Cetera Investment Advisers
72
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$542K +$541K +11,148 New
NPC
73
National Planning Corporation
California
$538K +$60.3K +1,242 +13%
SI
74
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$528K +$42.1K +867 +9%
EWM
75
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$520K +$71.1K +1,465 +16%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

117 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $737M — up 58% from $468M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FTSL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $96.8M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.3M.

  • 117 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2017, up from 95 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $737M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $96.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $8.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.