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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $772M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 75

3.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.34% → 54.93% (-3.4%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 205 → 187 (-18)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $983M → $772M (-$210M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
187
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-8.78%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
22
Increased
74
Reduced
75
Closed
33
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$24.7M
2
MAP
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
+$5.72M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$5.33M
4
EWM
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
+$4.54M
5
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
+$4.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$11.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.4M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$9M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$7.07M
5
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
-$6.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCWA
51
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors
California
$2.38M -$142K -3,100 -5%
Baird Financial Group
52
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.26M +$135K +2,942 +6%
GIA
53
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.25M +$1.27M +27,634 +106%
PFS
54
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.23M -$73.5K -1,602 -3%
BFA
55
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.21M +$2.11M +46,053 +682%
FAAS
56
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.85M +$202K +4,393 +11%
CIAS
57
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.84M +$12.1K +264 +0.6%
OWA
58
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.68M -$131K -2,846 -7%
LSPW
59
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$1.66M -$1.16M -25,233 -39%
QCIG
60
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.64M +$103K +2,251 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
61
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.61M +$101K +2,193 +6%
MWM
62
McNaughton Wealth Management
California
$1.57M +$326K +7,103 +23%
FA
63
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.55M -$112K -2,449 -6%
MMHP
64
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.51M -$110K -2,408 -6%
AAS
65
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.42M +$850K +18,533 +120%
WEC
66
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.41M -$46.2K -1,008 -3%
PAG
67
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$1.38M +$1.51M +32,915 New
AI
68
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.3M -$2.62M -57,041 -65%
RW
69
RVW Wealth
California
$1.27M +$1.39M +30,294 New
RA
70
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$1.25M +$519K +11,318 +61%
GWM
71
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.19M -$48.5K -1,057 -4%
RFN
72
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.09M +$56.9K +1,241 +5%
Ameriprise
73
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.06M +$12.8K +279 +1%
OMC
74
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.03M +$125K +2,721 +12%
APC
75
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.01M +$37.7K +822 +4%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

187 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $772M — down 21% from $983M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of FTSL and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $11.9M.

  • 187 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2020, down from 205 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $772M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $24.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $11.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.