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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $839M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 39

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $775M → $839M (+$64M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 150 (+8)

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.92% → 57.81% (-0.11%)

Holders
150
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.63%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
25
Increased
65
Reduced
39
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$22.2M
2
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$11.2M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$9.13M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.6M
5
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$5.95M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
-$11.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.23M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.98M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.64M
5
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$3.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
126
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$67K +$13.5K +280 +25%
CFD
127
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$53K -$38.3K -794 -42%
PCP
128
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$48K – – –
AC
129
Avestar Capital
New York
$46K -$124K -2,565 -72%
RFC
130
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$39K +$39K +809 New
William Blair & Company
131
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$37K +$37.2K +772 New
AWMS
132
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$27K – – –
AAM
133
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$27K +$9.26K +192 +51%
SEI Investments
134
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$26K -$14K -290 -35%
BCWM
135
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$25.2K +$25.3K +524 New
BC
136
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$25K +$25.3K +524 New
HI
137
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
OIA
138
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$24K – – –
CFG
139
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$19K +$8K +166 +69%
FHA
140
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$10K +$96 +2 +0.9%
TC
141
Trilogy Capital
California
$10K +$10.3K +214 New
VFA
142
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K +$4.53K +94 New
WAP
143
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$5K +$4.82K +100 New
Barclays
144
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K – – –
GI
145
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K +$3.04K +63 New
AWM
146
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
Citigroup
147
Citigroup
New York
$1K – – –
FGAM
148
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1K +$1.06K +22 New
FGC
149
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$1K +$1.06K +22 New
FAM
150
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
– -$11.4M -237,345 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

150 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $839M — up 8.3% from $775M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FTSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Flaharty Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.4M sold.

  • 150 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2018, up from 142 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $839M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Flaharty Asset Management, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.