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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $882M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 28

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 164 → 177 (+13)

4.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.7% → 54.84% (-4.9%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $882M (-$202M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
177
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.93%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
44
Increased
52
Reduced
65
Closed
28
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$12.8M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$4.83M
3
EWM
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
+$3.44M
4
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$3.42M
5
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$69.7M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$22.2M
3
MAP
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
-$20.2M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$17.4M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$17.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
76
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.22M +$1.05M +22,086 +467%
JCM
77
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.19M -$407K -8,586 -25%
LPWM
78
Lake Point Wealth Management
Texas
$1.18M +$1.23M +26,005 New
SCM
79
Smith Capital Management
Arkansas
$1.17M +$1.22M +25,694 New
HIS
80
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.17M +$1.18M +24,979 New
IWM
81
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.15M +$576K +12,158 +92%
TSS
82
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.13M +$1.18M +24,885 New
CAN
83
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.09M +$416K +8,780 +58%
APC
84
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.09M +$1.13M +23,862 New
WWM
85
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.08M +$1.13M +23,775 New
MCIM
86
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.07M – – –
GWM
87
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.04M +$441K +9,320 +68%
SFS
88
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.04M +$1.08M +22,777 New
AT
89
Arden Trust
Delaware
$1.03M +$653K +13,794 +155%
RCG
90
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$969K +$840K +17,739 +501%
HFS
91
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$968K -$309K -6,524 -23%
Koshinski Asset Management
92
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$959K -$351K -7,403 -26%
ARG
93
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$935K +$973K +20,544 New
AIC
94
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$912K +$948K +20,030 New
CA
95
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$902K +$112K +2,361 +14%
DADC
96
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$795K +$32K +675 +4%
DC
97
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$756K -$1.25M -26,310 -61%
IA
98
IFP Advisors
Florida
$733K -$345K -7,283 -31%
CAM
99
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$716K +$382K +8,059 +105%
NWM
100
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$673K -$70.5K -1,488 -9%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

177 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $882M — down 19% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new FTSL positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $12.8M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $69.7M.

  • 177 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2018, up from 164 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $882M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $12.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2018 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $69.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.