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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 37

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $892M → $1.08B (+$192M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 164 (+5)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.28% → 59.7% (+1.4%)

Holders
164
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.14%
% of All Funds
3.75%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
23
Increased
77
Reduced
37
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$37.1M
2
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
+$26.6M
3
GFPC
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
+$26.4M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$11.2M
5
LI
LVZ Inc
Michigan
+$10.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$15.8M
2
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
-$5.11M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.76M
4
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.02M
5
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
-$2.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
76
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.13M -$58.6K -1,221 -5%
FAM
77
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$1.1M +$1.1M +22,900 New
AWA
78
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$905K – – –
CA
79
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$830K +$152K +3,171 +22%
KWM
80
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$817K -$31K -645 -4%
DADC
81
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$807K +$132K +2,760 +20%
FHB
82
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$789K +$788K +16,416 New
NWM
83
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$782K -$169K -3,518 -18%
CAN
84
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$724K +$115K +2,394 +19%
AWA
85
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$720K -$39.1K -814 -5%
SAM
86
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$662K -$35.3K -736 -5%
APA
87
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$660K +$337K +7,026 +105%
GWM
88
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$657K +$8.98K +187 +1%
OC
89
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$639K +$88.5K +1,843 +16%
HPC
90
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$633K +$429K +8,947 +211%
IWM
91
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$632K +$632K +13,159 New
PNC Financial Services Group
92
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$622K +$52.4K +1,091 +9%
FTUS
93
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$578K +$577K +12,021 New
FAIM
94
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$573K -$19.1K -398 -3%
NCM
95
Neumann Capital Management
California
$508K – – –
BFA
96
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$491K -$24K -500 -5%
EWM
97
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$446K +$58K +1,209 +15%
AT
98
Arden Trust
Delaware
$429K +$428K +8,921 New
NA
99
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$428K +$428K +8,917 New
PTC
100
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$427K +$46K +959 +12%
2 3
4
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

164 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.08B — up 22% from $892M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FTSL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $37.1M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.8M sold.

  • 164 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2018, up from 159 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $37.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.