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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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316 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 118

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.68B → $1.64B (-$38.3M)

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.97% → 68.13% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 331 → 316 (-15)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 29

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 12 (-3)

Holders
316
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-4.53%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
24
Increased
135
Reduced
118
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$5.02M
2
NEPWA
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
+$3.85M
3
ACM
Andina Capital Management
Utah
+$3.54M
4
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$2.79M
5
TPW
TL Private Wealth
Texas
+$2.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
-$24.6M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$8.72M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$6.87M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.13M
5
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$4.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OIM
76
Oder Investment Management
California
$3.73M +$140K +3,033 +4%
SA
77
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$3.63M -$88.5K -1,923 -2%
FTS
78
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$3.59M +$184K +4,003 +5%
ACM
79
Andina Capital Management
Utah
$3.52M +$3.54M +76,882 New
CCM
80
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$3.51M +$142K +3,080 +4%
KWM
81
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$3.44M +$430K +9,354 +14%
JWCA
82
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$3.33M -$159K -3,452 -5%
Truist Financial
83
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.32M +$161K +3,507 +5%
SAM
84
Strive Asset Management
Ohio
$3.3M +$147K +3,186 +5%
HA
85
Huntleigh Advisors
Missouri
$3.3M +$72K +1,566 +2%
TLP
86
Trinity Legacy Partners
Texas
$3.19M -$262K -5,694 -8%
IAN
87
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$3.19M +$11.5K +251 +0.4%
SCA
88
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.1M +$489K +10,630 +19%
PAG
89
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$2.99M +$194K +4,210 +7%
FA
90
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$2.98M -$54.4K -1,183 -2%
SAG
91
SageView Advisory Group
California
$2.83M -$54.5K -1,185 -2%
RA
92
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$2.69M -$260K -5,654 -9%
EWM
93
Endowment Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.68M +$552K +12,006 +26%
SFS
94
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.62M -$109K -2,364 -4%
GIA
95
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.56M +$266K +5,778 +12%
Mariner
96
Mariner
Kansas
$2.54M +$1.85M +40,226 +264%
PAS
97
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$2.53M -$475K -10,325 -16%
BIM
98
Bullseye Investment Management
Ohio
$2.52M – – –
BCM
99
Beaumont Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$2.46M +53,583 New
FFG
100
First Financial Group
North Carolina
$2.43M +$99.1K +2,154 +4%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

316 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $1.64B — down 2.3% from $1.68B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of FTSL and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 135 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $5.02M. The largest seller was Virtue Capital Management, cutting an estimated $24.6M.

  • 316 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2025, down from 331 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.64B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2025, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.02M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $24.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.