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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $861M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 64

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $824M → $861M (+$37.7M)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.39% → 53.13% (+0.75%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 176 (-5)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

Holders
176
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.76%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
18
Increased
70
Reduced
64
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.13M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$7.28M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$5.15M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.98M
5
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
+$4.86M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.17M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$5.53M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.14M
4
WA
WESPAC Advisors
California
-$2.68M
5
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
-$1.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GSWM
126
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$325K -$14.8K -310 -4%
BAS
127
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$302K -$47.6K -1,000 -14%
GVAG
128
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$285K +$1.19K +25 +0.4%
VAG
129
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$281K +$52.9K +1,112 +23%
CA
130
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$263K +$266K +5,588 New
PAG
131
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$252K +$22.8K +479 +10%
WS
132
Wedbush Securities
California
$245K +$3.52K +74 +1%
SWM
133
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$243K – – –
KFC
134
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$236K – – –
SWAG
135
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$234K -$761K -15,998 -76%
RCAG
136
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$231K -$912K -19,168 -80%
EWF
137
Epstein & White Financial
California
$217K -$15.2K -320 -7%
RJT
138
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$217K +$219K +4,608 New
AA
139
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$213K – – –
KA
140
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$205K +$207K +4,357 New
Bank of Montreal
141
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$191K -$7.28K -153 -4%
BFEC
142
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$176K +$39K +819 +28%
Rockefeller Capital Management
143
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$159K +$102K +2,145 +175%
PMFA
144
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$130K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
145
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$124K – – –
TFS
146
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$98K +$99.4K +2,088 New
SFA
147
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$74K -$449K -9,440 -86%
Fifth Third Bancorp
148
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$53K – – –
AAP
149
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$53K +$53.5K +1,124 New
CWA
150
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$47K -$141K -2,960 -75%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

176 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $861M — up 4.6% from $824M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FTSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.13M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $7.17M.

  • 176 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2019, down from 181 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $861M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.