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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 37

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $892M → $1.08B (+$192M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 164 (+5)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.28% → 59.7% (+1.4%)

Holders
164
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.14%
% of All Funds
3.75%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
23
Increased
77
Reduced
37
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$37.1M
2
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
+$26.6M
3
GFPC
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
+$26.4M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$11.2M
5
LI
LVZ Inc
Michigan
+$10.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$15.8M
2
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
-$5.11M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.76M
4
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.02M
5
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
-$2.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
51
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.05M +$1.2M +24,910 +65%
SCA
52
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.05M -$499K -10,400 -14%
MPWT
53
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.83M -$164K -3,425 -5%
WA
54
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.83M +$679K +14,139 +32%
SPIA
55
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.79M +$126K +2,630 +5%
SIM
56
SSI Investment Management
California
$2.77M +$13.2K +275 +0.5%
AI
57
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.73M -$1.54M -32,131 -36%
FCM
58
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.41M – – –
WEC
59
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.13M -$12.9K -268 -0.6%
DC
60
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$2.06M +$332K +6,922 +19%
WWMSC
61
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1.99M -$263K -5,475 -12%
TAM
62
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$1.98M – – –
PFS
63
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.78M -$349K -7,280 -16%
RCM
64
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.77M – – –
MMHP
65
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.7M +$376K +7,841 +28%
JCM
66
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.67M +$427K +8,898 +34%
SPC
67
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.56M +$123K +2,571 +9%
NA
68
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$1.56M – – –
QCIG
69
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.46M +$42.4K +883 +3%
UR
70
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.38M +$271K +5,656 +25%
Koshinski Asset Management
71
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.37M +$615K +12,805 +82%
DF
72
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$1.36M -$33.6K -699 -2%
HFS
73
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.33M -$29.1K -606 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
74
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.14M +$1.04M +21,722 +1,108%
MCIM
75
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.13M – – –
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

164 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.08B — up 22% from $892M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FTSL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $37.1M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.8M sold.

  • 164 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2018, up from 159 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $37.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.