First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
331 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.68B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 129
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.51% → 69.97% (-0.54%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.69B → $1.68B (-$11.8M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 340 → 331 (-9)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 15 (-1)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 34
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$11.2M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$8.68M |
| 3 |
HAC
Harbor Advisory Corp
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
+$7.86M |
| 4 |
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
|
+$6.26M |
| 5 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWP
Tower Wealth Partners
Lewisburg,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.3M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.6M |
| 3 |
OCM
One Capital Management
Westlake Village,
California
|
-$8.64M |
| 4 |
PVI
Pine Valley Investments
Marlton,
New Jersey
|
-$8.02M |
| 5 |
RA
RFG Advisory
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$5.93M |
FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
331 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.68B — down 0.7% from $1.69B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of FTSL and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 129 trimmed existing stakes and 133 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Tower Wealth Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.
- 331 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2025, down from 340 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $1.68B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 0.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $11.2M added.
- The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Tower Wealth Partners, an estimated $11.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.