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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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261 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.88B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

202% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 52

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 10

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 20 (+4)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.88B (+$245M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244 → 261 (+17)

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.94% → 70.8% (-1.1%)

Holders
261
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+6.97%
% of All Funds
4.57%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
30
Increased
157
Reduced
52
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$35.3M
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
+$25.6M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$15.6M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$14.8M
5
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$14.2M

Top Sellers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$6.4M
2
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$3.04M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.78M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.69M
5
KWM
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
-$1.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHB
76
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$3.27M +$125K +2,600 +4%
IWA
77
IVC Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.25M +$287K +5,981 +10%
PFS
78
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$3M +$234K +4,885 +8%
KWM
79
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$2.97M -$1.61M -33,548 -35%
QCIG
80
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$2.92M +$464K +9,678 +19%
WAM
81
WealthTrust Asset Management
Florida
$2.87M +$2.06M +43,073 +256%
MWM
82
McNaughton Wealth Management
California
$2.81M +$177K +3,688 +7%
AFA
83
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$2.81M -$723K -15,092 -20%
SPC
84
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.8M +$601K +12,553 +27%
IA
85
Insight Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.77M +$221K +4,606 +9%
KPWS
86
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$2.74M +$2.13M +44,421 +346%
DC
87
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$2.73M +$1.79M +37,317 +189%
MML Investors Services
88
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.71M -$272K -5,682 -9%
AO
89
Advisor OS
Illinois
$2.69M +$188K +3,917 +7%
LSPW
90
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$2.63M +$133K +2,770 +5%
PCWA
91
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors
California
$2.61M -$262K -5,462 -9%
CFGS
92
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$2.6M +$449K +9,361 +21%
RA
93
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$2.59M +$580K +12,098 +29%
RG
94
Retirement Group
California
$2.5M -$24K -501 -1%
MIAN
95
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$2.43M +$116K +2,417 +5%
IAN
96
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$2.41M +$1.86M +38,786 +335%
BRWA
97
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.25M +$71.2K +1,486 +3%
NA
98
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.25M +$103K +2,151 +5%
SCA
99
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$2.12M +$43.1K +899 +2%
AAS
100
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$2.06M +$1.68M +35,134 +448%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

261 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.88B — up 15% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new FTSL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 157 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $35.3M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $6.4M.

  • 261 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2021, up from 244 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.88B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $35.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $6.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.