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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $824M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 181 (+4)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.84% → 52.39% (-2.5%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $882M → $824M (-$58.3M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

Holders
181
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.26%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
31
Increased
63
Reduced
66
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
+$27.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.68M
3
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$2.89M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$2.51M
5
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$21.5M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$14M
3
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$10.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.88M
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$9.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GIA
51
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.22M -$1.12M -23,768 -34%
US Bancorp
52
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.05M +$784K +16,630 +62%
SWP
53
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.95M -$6.79K -144 -0.3%
TAM
54
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$1.94M – – –
WEC
55
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.89M +$21.4K +454 +1%
SIA
56
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.88M +$252K +5,347 +15%
DF
57
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$1.85M +$1.85M +39,323 New
UR
58
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.83M +$452K +9,591 +33%
RCM
59
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.73M – – –
MMHP
60
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.68M +$19.3K +409 +1%
SPC
61
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.67M +$211K +4,474 +14%
JCM
62
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.61M +$378K +8,016 +31%
NA
63
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$1.53M – – –
MML Investors Services
64
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.51M -$940K -19,935 -38%
CFGS
65
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.51M +$98.9K +2,098 +7%
CAN
66
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.5M +$373K +7,917 +33%
QCIG
67
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.46M +$31.4K +667 +2%
OWA
68
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.38M +$1.11M +23,626 +411%
LA
69
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$1.38M -$2.85M -60,457 -67%
AT
70
Arden Trust
Delaware
$1.29M +$224K +4,755 +21%
HIS
71
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.22M +$34.2K +726 +3%
JIP
72
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.21M -$6.44M -136,498 -84%
GWM
73
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.14M +$51.8K +1,099 +5%
RCAG
74
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$1.13M +$1.13M +24,063 New
SAM
75
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1.12M +$503K +10,669 +81%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

181 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $824M — down 6.6% from $882M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FTSL positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $27.5M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.5M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $824M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was American Financial Advisors, an estimated $27.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2019 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.