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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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174 hedge funds and large institutions have $870M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.13% → 54.12% (+0.99%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $861M → $870M (+$8.29M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 17

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 174 (-2)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
174
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.14%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
16
Increased
58
Reduced
76
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
+$12.2M
2
MAP
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
+$8.77M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.2M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$3.04M
5
LSPW
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
+$2.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LI
LVZ Inc
Michigan
-$16.1M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$7.46M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$4.34M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.28M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NWM
101
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$642K -$12.1K -255 -2%
LA
102
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$615K -$626K -13,227 -50%
SB
103
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$592K +$11.3K +238 +2%
OC
104
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$591K +$2.13K +45 +0.4%
MIAN
105
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$564K -$53.3K -1,126 -9%
AT
106
Arden Trust
Delaware
$542K -$187K -3,942 -26%
AWA
107
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$540K +$9.75K +206 +2%
PTC
108
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$531K – – –
SG
109
StoneX Group
New York
$530K +$135K +2,852 +34%
CAN
110
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$528K -$967K -20,429 -65%
Goldman Sachs
111
Goldman Sachs
New York
$517K +$516K +10,901 New
NFG
112
Next Financial Group
Texas
$512K -$23.1K -488 -4%
BHWM
113
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$501K -$17K -360 -3%
CCFM
114
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$493K -$143K -3,032 -22%
APA
115
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$479K -$623K -13,159 -57%
MA
116
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$474K -$787K -16,628 -62%
PWM
117
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$464K – – –
FAIM
118
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$456K +$47.5K +1,003 +12%
Cetera Investment Advisers
119
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$450K -$26.7K -564 -6%
BFA
120
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$397K -$14.2K -300 -3%
HPC
121
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$393K -$4.21K -89 -1%
SWM
122
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$349K +$349K +7,365 New
DI
123
DFPG Investments
Utah
$329K +$1.85K +39 +0.6%
LFAS
124
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$315K -$19.2K -405 -6%
BAS
125
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$302K – – –
3 4
5
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

174 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $870M — up 0.96% from $861M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of FTSL and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Flaharty Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was LVZ Inc, cutting an estimated $16.1M.

  • 174 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2019, down from 176 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $870M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 0.96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Flaharty Asset Management, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2019 was LVZ Inc, an estimated $16.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.