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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $824M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 181 (+4)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.84% → 52.39% (-2.5%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $882M → $824M (-$58.3M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

Holders
181
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.26%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
31
Increased
63
Reduced
66
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
+$27.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.68M
3
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$2.89M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$2.51M
5
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$21.5M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$14M
3
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$10.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.88M
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$9.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
76
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.12M +$193K +4,087 +21%
MCIM
77
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.11M – – –
WWM
78
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.09M -$28.3K -600 -3%
ARG
79
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$1.08M +$97K +2,058 +10%
APC
80
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.06M -$61.9K -1,312 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
81
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$637K +13,504 +152%
RFN
82
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.04M +$1.02M +21,700 New
HFS
83
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$993K -$8.82K -187 -0.9%
AIC
84
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$989K +$45.8K +972 +5%
SWAG
85
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$989K +$990K +20,991 New
DADC
86
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$975K +$152K +3,230 +18%
SCM
87
Smith Capital Management
Arkansas
$964K -$246K -5,217 -20%
KWM
88
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$945K -$391K -8,290 -29%
CIAS
89
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$896K +$774K +16,423 +629%
BRWA
90
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$893K +$584K +12,381 +188%
IWM
91
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$888K -$305K -6,460 -26%
Renaissance Technologies
92
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$840K +$841K +17,841 New
RA
93
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$815K +$387K +8,204 +90%
CAM
94
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$769K +$28K +593 +4%
ECA
95
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$763K +$811K +17,193 New
DC
96
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$762K -$20.5K -434 -3%
APA
97
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$662K -$9.15K -194 -1%
NWM
98
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$656K -$40.5K -860 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
99
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$642K -$42.3K -898 -6%
IA
100
IFP Advisors
Florida
$625K -$134K -2,838 -18%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

181 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $824M — down 6.6% from $882M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FTSL positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $27.5M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.5M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $824M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was American Financial Advisors, an estimated $27.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2019 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.