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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $775M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 9

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 142 (+22)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 46

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $766M → $775M (+$9.22M)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.48% → 57.92% (+0.45%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
142
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+18.33%
% of All Funds
3.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
46
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
+$8.12M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.32M
3
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$4.54M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.52M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$10.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$6.23M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$5.96M
5
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
-$5.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCP
126
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$48K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
127
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$43K +$43.3K +899 New
SEI Investments
128
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$40K -$24.2K -502 -38%
ST
129
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$34K – – –
FIB
130
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$29K – – –
AWMS
131
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$27K – – –
HI
132
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
OIA
133
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$24K +$24.1K +500 New
AAM
134
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$18K -$33.4K -693 -65%
HNB
135
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$16K – – –
TFS
136
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$16K +$16.3K +339 New
CFG
137
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$11K – – –
FHA
138
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$10K +$10.2K +212 New
CFN
139
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$5K +$4.82K +100 New
Barclays
140
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K – – –
AWM
141
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
Citigroup
142
Citigroup
New York
$1K +$1.11K +23 New
Goldman Sachs
143
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$3.42M -71,075 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
144
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.4M -49,907 Closed
NPC
145
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$1.05M -21,787 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
146
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$787K -16,294 Closed
Millennium Management
147
Millennium Management
New York
– -$712K -14,780 Closed
LWAC
148
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
– -$216K -4,502 Closed
First Manhattan
149
First Manhattan
New York
– -$14K -307 Closed
SQA
150
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$7K -137 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

142 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $775M — up 1.2% from $766M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FTSL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aviance Capital Management, adding an estimated $8.12M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $10.4M.

  • 142 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2017, up from 120 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $775M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $8.12M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.