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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $839M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 39

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $775M → $839M (+$64M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 150 (+8)

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.92% → 57.81% (-0.11%)

Holders
150
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.63%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
25
Increased
65
Reduced
39
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$22.2M
2
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$11.2M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$9.13M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.6M
5
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$5.95M

Top Sellers

1
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
-$11.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.23M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.98M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.64M
5
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$3.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
51
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.13M +$191K +3,961 +10%
WEC
52
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.08M -$30.1K -624 -1%
WWMSC
53
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$2.07M +$99.1K +2,055 +5%
TAM
54
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$1.99M – – –
CCM
55
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$1.93M +$619K +12,838 +47%
MML Investors Services
56
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.91M -$905K -18,769 -32%
RCM
57
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.77M – – –
SWP
58
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.63M +$497K +10,306 +44%
PFS
59
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.62M +$678K +14,064 +72%
NA
60
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$1.56M – – –
PAG
61
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$1.55M +$739K +15,332 +91%
HPWM
62
Highland Private Wealth Management
Washington
$1.55M +$1.56M +32,253 New
HFS
63
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.44M +$53.9K +1,117 +4%
DF
64
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$1.35M +$1.35M +28,053 New
QCIG
65
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.29M +$1.3M +26,896 New
DC
66
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.22M +$280K +5,817 +30%
MCIM
67
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.13M – – –
SPC
68
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.13M +$36.5K +758 +3%
MMHP
69
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.05M -$98.1K -2,035 -9%
UR
70
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.05M +$211K +4,370 +25%
IA
71
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.04M – – –
JCM
72
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$970K +$69.8K +1,448 +8%
NWM
73
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$912K -$28.8K -597 -3%
AWA
74
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$910K -$4.92K -102 -0.5%
SS
75
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$862K +$66.6K +1,381 +8%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

150 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $839M — up 8.3% from $775M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FTSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Flaharty Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.4M sold.

  • 150 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2018, up from 142 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $839M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Flaharty Asset Management, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.