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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $468M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

420% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 10

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 9

57.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 57.2% (+57%)

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $306M → $468M (+$162M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 95 (+14)

Holders
95
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+17.28%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
24
Increased
52
Reduced
10
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$47.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$18.9M
3
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$10.4M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.16M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$8.23M

Top Sellers

1
MAS
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
-$1.58M
2
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$1.21M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$598K
4
CWM
Concert Wealth Management
California
-$476K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$425K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Koshinski Asset Management
76
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$234K +$234K +4,829 New
BRWA
77
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$218K +$217K +4,482 New
NFG
78
Next Financial Group
Texas
$150K +$95.4K +1,972 +178%
AA
79
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$142K +$141K +2,924 New
AIM
80
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$121K +$6.73K +139 +6%
BFEC
81
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$110K +$34.1K +704 +45%
JFGIW
82
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$101K +$100K +2,075 New
WA
83
WFG Advisors
Texas
$90K -$19.4K -400 -18%
IWM
84
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$85K +$85.2K +1,760 New
PCP
85
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$49K +$48.4K +1,000 New
ST
86
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$34K – – –
SFS
87
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$22K +$21.6K +446 New
US Bancorp
88
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$16K – – –
CFG
89
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$11K +$10.6K +220 New
BIG
90
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$11K +$10.7K +222 New
CFD
91
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$10K +$10.1K +208 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
92
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5K +$4.79K +99 New
PNC Financial Services Group
93
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
AWM
94
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K +$2.32K +48 New
MAS
95
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
– -$1.58M -32,682 Closed
CI
96
Clal Insurance
Israel
– -$1.21M -24,982 Closed
CWM
97
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$476K -9,779 Closed
VKH
98
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$425K -8,770 Closed
ACM
99
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$285K -5,872 Closed
TRCT
100
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$5K -100 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

95 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $468M — up 53% from $306M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FTSL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $47.4M. The largest seller was Madden Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.58M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2016, up from 81 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $468M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $47.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Madden Advisory Services, an estimated $1.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.