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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $691M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

2.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.93% → 52.17% (-2.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 187 → 175 (-12)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $772M → $691M (-$81.7M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 86

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 30

Holders
175
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-6.42%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
19
Increased
56
Reduced
86
Closed
30
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$22.5M
2
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$10.3M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.86M
4
GIA
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
+$6.37M
5
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$5.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$43.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$29.8M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$27.5M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$20.9M
5
GFPC
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
-$17.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TWM
76
Triton Wealth Management
Arizona
$918K -$62.7K -1,402 -7%
CCFM
77
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$915K +$37.6K +841 +4%
RA
78
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$914K -$427K -9,555 -32%
SIA
79
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$909K -$1.88M -42,094 -68%
RFN
80
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$893K -$285K -6,373 -24%
AAS
81
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$879K -$647K -14,484 -43%
Koshinski Asset Management
82
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$875K -$21K -470 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
83
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$844K +$836K +18,700 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
84
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$834K +$676K +15,116 +450%
SCM
85
Smith Capital Management
Arkansas
$827K -$23K -515 -3%
BRWA
86
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$818K +$108K +2,421 +15%
SPC
87
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$787K -$261K -5,842 -25%
DADC
88
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$758K -$53.2K -1,190 -7%
PWM
89
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$735K +$728K +16,300 New
JIP
90
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$682K -$55.6K -1,245 -8%
IAIM
91
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$674K +$131K +2,921 +24%
DC
92
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$669K +$12.2K +272 +2%
HH
93
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$653K +$247K +5,517 +62%
IA
94
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$648K -$31.5K -705 -5%
P
95
&Partners
Tennessee
$642K +$636K +14,225 New
PTC
96
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$616K +$174K +3,895 +40%
PAG
97
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$600K +$7.33K +164 +1%
CFGS
98
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$577K -$260K -5,829 -31%
RG
99
Retirement Group
California
$567K +$561K +12,557 New
ECA
100
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$534K +$513K +11,479 New
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4
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

175 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $691M — down 11% from $772M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of FTSL and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $43.5M.

  • 175 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2020, down from 187 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $691M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 30 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), an estimated $22.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $43.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.