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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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324 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

165% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 17

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.83B (+$316M)

10.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.78% → 80% (+10%)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 298 → 324 (+26)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 129

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 17 (-5)

Holders
324
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+8.72%
% of All Funds
4.72%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.73%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
45
Increased
116
Reduced
129
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$144M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$63.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$59M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$30.9M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$14.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$18.9M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$11.6M
3
OPAM
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
-$11.4M
4
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
-$9.94M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$9.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rockefeller Capital Management
76
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.11M -$267K -5,820 -8%
FEG
77
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$3.09M +$39.8K +868 +1%
PP
78
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$3.05M -$91.6K -2,000 -3%
TPA
79
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$2.98M -$45.6K -996 -2%
APW
80
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$2.95M +$498K +10,867 +20%
AFA
81
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$2.9M -$770K -16,804 -21%
PJWM
82
Philip James Wealth Mangement
Georgia
$2.89M +$2.88M +62,798 New
AWM
83
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$2.87M +$480K +10,474 +20%
FA
84
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$2.85M +$2.22M +48,508 +361%
Cetera Investment Advisers
85
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.84M +$124K +2,700 +5%
CCFM
86
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$2.79M +$254K +5,536 +10%
DC
87
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$2.71M +$563K +12,296 +26%
MWM
88
McNaughton Wealth Management
California
$2.71M +$121K +2,646 +5%
AWM
89
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$2.65M +$336K +7,345 +15%
OIM
90
Oder Investment Management
California
$2.63M +$76.5K +1,671 +3%
KA
91
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$2.62M -$5.4K -118 -0.2%
FHC
92
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.5M -$82.8K -1,809 -3%
WWM
93
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.48M +$196K +4,281 +9%
IFG
94
Independent Financial Group
California
$2.48M +$327K +7,139 +15%
BCP
95
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$2.44M +$4.81K +105 +0.2%
TPWA
96
Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors
California
$2.44M +$2.43M +52,953 New
TLP
97
Trinity Legacy Partners
Texas
$2.41M +$1.23M +26,832 +105%
CIA
98
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$2.38M +$2.37M +51,645 New
FT
99
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$2.37M +$2.35M +51,358 New
DFA
100
DHK Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.36M +$45.1K +985 +2%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

324 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.83B — up 21% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new FTSL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 116 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $18.9M.

  • 324 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2023, up from 298 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 17 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $18.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.