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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $775M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 9

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 142 (+22)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 46

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $766M → $775M (+$9.22M)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.48% → 57.92% (+0.45%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
142
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+18.33%
% of All Funds
3.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
46
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
+$8.12M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.32M
3
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$4.54M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.52M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$10.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$6.23M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$5.96M
5
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
-$5.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
51
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.81M +$1.82M +37,770 New
RCM
52
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.77M +$183K +3,800 +12%
SIM
53
SSI Investment Management
California
$1.56M +$1.56M +32,458 New
NA
54
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$1.56M +$162K +3,366 +12%
Bank of Montreal
55
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M -$1.1M -22,728 -42%
WA
56
WESPAC Advisors
California
$1.47M -$921K -19,116 -39%
AIM
57
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$1.47M +$1.2M +24,850 +439%
HFS
58
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.38M +$82.2K +1,706 +6%
CCM
59
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$1.31M +$1.32M +27,307 New
MMHP
60
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.15M +$1.15M +23,921 New
SWP
61
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.13M +$706K +14,650 +164%
MCIM
62
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.13M +$118K +2,448 +12%
SPIA
63
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.13M +$631K +13,094 +125%
FAIM
64
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.12M +$1.12M +23,283 New
SPC
65
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.09M -$11.2K -233 -1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
66
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.08M -$88.2K -1,830 -8%
IA
67
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.04M -$45.2K -938 -4%
PFS
68
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$942K -$509K -10,567 -35%
NWM
69
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$940K +$942K +19,558 New
DC
70
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$936K +$236K +4,905 +34%
AWM
71
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$933K +$190K +3,935 +25%
CAN
72
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$920K +$80.2K +1,665 +10%
AWA
73
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$916K +$916K +19,009 New
JCM
74
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$902K +$509K +10,570 +130%
FA
75
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$893K -$372K -7,723 -29%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

142 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $775M — up 1.2% from $766M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FTSL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aviance Capital Management, adding an estimated $8.12M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $10.4M.

  • 142 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2017, up from 120 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $775M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $8.12M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.