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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.63B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

259% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 39

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 18

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.63B (+$468M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 222 → 244 (+22)

4.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.18% → 71.94% (+4.8%)

Holders
244
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+9.91%
% of All Funds
4.25%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
42
Increased
140
Reduced
39
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$94.7M
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
+$43.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$27.5M
4
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
+$23.2M
5
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$17.6M
2
FPGK
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
-$4.28M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$2.99M
4
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$2.52M
5
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
-$1.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
51
ShoreHaven Wealth Partners
New Jersey
$6.62M +$1.29M +26,916 +24%
Commonwealth Equity Services
52
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.55M +$105K +2,181 +2%
LCWP
53
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners
Arkansas
$5.58M +$413K +8,608 +8%
CCM
54
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$4.99M +$46.4K +967 +0.9%
PP
55
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$4.89M -$468K -9,750 -9%
OWA
56
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$4.88M +$689K +14,367 +16%
KWM
57
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$4.6M +$1.92M +40,056 +72%
SPIA
58
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$4.48M +$1.12M +23,268 +33%
GM
59
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$4.43M +$156K +3,252 +4%
CCIA
60
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors
Colorado
$4.29M +$4.29M +89,454 New
KA
61
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$4.25M +$346K +7,216 +9%
FHC
62
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.58M +$54.8K +1,141 +2%
AFA
63
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$3.54M -$1.56M -32,505 -31%
GWM
64
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3.34M +$2.22M +46,339 +201%
CWA
65
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
$3.3M -$252K -5,245 -7%
CAN
66
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.28M +$3.01M +62,690 +1,121%
AIM
67
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$3.26M +$113K +2,356 +4%
FHB
68
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$3.15M +$1.74M +36,200 +123%
AWM
69
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$3.15M +$2.03M +42,404 +183%
WCFA
70
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.1M +$393K +8,195 +15%
MML Investors Services
71
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3M +$464K +9,668 +18%
IWA
72
IVC Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.97M +$718K +14,958 +32%
HNW
73
High Note Wealth
Minnesota
$2.9M +$2.9M +60,445 New
PCWA
74
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors
California
$2.88M -$155K -3,239 -5%
PFS
75
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.77M +$838K +17,468 +43%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

244 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $1.63B — up 40% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FTSL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 140 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $94.7M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $17.6M.

  • 244 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2021, up from 222 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.63B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 18 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $94.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $17.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.