First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $664M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 11
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 178 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $691M → $664M (-$26.6M)
1.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.17% → 50.67% (-1.5%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 79
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$16M |
| 2 |
GIA
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$4.34M |
| 3 |
Ensign Peak Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$3.97M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.5M |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$2.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$19M |
| 2 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.9M |
| 3 |
KWM
Kingsview Wealth Management
Grants Pass,
Oregon
|
-$8.01M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$6.7M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.15M |
FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
178 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $664M — down 3.8% from $691M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FTSL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $16M. The largest seller was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), cutting an estimated $19M.
- 178 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2020, up from 175 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $664M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $16M added.
- The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), an estimated $19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.