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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $861M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 64

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $824M → $861M (+$37.7M)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.39% → 53.13% (+0.75%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 176 (-5)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

Holders
176
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.76%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
18
Increased
70
Reduced
64
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.13M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$7.28M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$5.15M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.98M
5
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
+$4.86M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.17M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$5.53M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.14M
4
WA
WESPAC Advisors
California
-$2.68M
5
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
-$1.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UR
51
USCA RIA
Texas
$2.26M +$434K +9,113 +23%
SIA
52
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.25M +$372K +7,819 +20%
FAAS
53
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.23M -$504K -10,594 -18%
TLP
54
Trinity Legacy Partners
Texas
$2.15M +$4.49M +94,269 New
JCM
55
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.12M +$515K +10,824 +32%
SEIA
56
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$2.01M -$1.98M -41,713 -49%
KWM
57
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.95M +$1.02M +21,332 +106%
TAM
58
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$1.94M – – –
OWA
59
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.92M +$545K +11,453 +39%
WEC
60
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.9M +$9.52K +200 +0.5%
DF
61
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$1.89M +$39.1K +822 +2%
MMHP
62
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.89M +$204K +4,296 +12%
ARG
63
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$1.89M +$828K +17,406 +77%
RCM
64
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.73M – – –
US Bancorp
65
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.69M -$358K -7,522 -17%
QCIG
66
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.64M +$183K +3,844 +12%
SPC
67
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.57M -$93.4K -1,963 -6%
MML Investors Services
68
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.55M +$41.7K +877 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
69
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.55M +$1.35M +28,382 +621%
NA
70
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$1.53M – – –
CAN
71
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.49M -$12.8K -268 -0.8%
GIA
72
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.44M -$789K -16,581 -35%
MPWT
73
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.43M -$803K -16,875 -36%
Baird Financial Group
74
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.43M +$1.44M +30,321 New
CFGS
75
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.35M -$160K -3,361 -11%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

176 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $861M — up 4.6% from $824M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FTSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.13M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $7.17M.

  • 176 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2019, down from 181 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $861M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.