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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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205 hedge funds and large institutions have $983M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

355% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 11

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 57

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 205 (+31)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $870M → $983M (+$113M)

4.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.12% → 58.34% (+4.2%)

Holders
205
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+17.82%
% of All Funds
4.04%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
50
Increased
79
Reduced
57
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$23.6M
2
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$10.8M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$8.36M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$6.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
-$18M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$7.51M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$6.9M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$3.21M
5
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
-$2.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAS
76
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.92M -$341K -7,179 -15%
FA
77
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.9M -$131K -2,752 -6%
MMHP
78
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$1.84M +$4.32K +91 +0.2%
QCIG
79
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.77M +$96.3K +2,029 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
80
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.75M +$48.4K +1,020 +3%
WEC
81
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.66M -$56.6K -1,192 -3%
PFA
82
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$1.55M +$1.54M +32,377 New
US Bancorp
83
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.51M +$81K +1,708 +6%
MWM
84
McNaughton Wealth Management
California
$1.46M +$1.45M +30,477 New
SPC
85
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.46M -$91.2K -1,922 -6%
GWM
86
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.44M +$417K +8,792 +41%
HIS
87
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.4M +$198K +4,183 +17%
ASN
88
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.4M -$3.21M -67,584 -70%
GIA
89
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.25M -$13.4K -283 -1%
Ameriprise
90
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.2M -$8.92K -188 -0.7%
RFN
91
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.2M +$23.4K +494 +2%
CFGS
92
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.15M +$285K +6,011 +33%
APC
93
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.12M +$52.6K +1,108 +5%
OMC
94
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.06M +$1.05M +22,050 New
CCFM
95
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.03M +$520K +10,951 +105%
DADC
96
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.01M -$2.85K -60 -0.3%
SAM
97
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
$1.01M +$1M +21,089 New
Koshinski Asset Management
98
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$963K +$954K +20,110 New
IA
99
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$926K -$32K -675 -3%
ECA
100
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$909K +$900K +18,972 New
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4
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

205 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $983M — up 13% from $870M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new FTSL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $23.6M. The largest seller was American Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $18M.

  • 205 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2019, up from 174 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $983M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $23.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2019 was American Financial Advisors, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.