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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $772M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 75

3.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.34% → 54.93% (-3.4%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 205 → 187 (-18)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $983M → $772M (-$210M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
187
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-8.78%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
22
Increased
74
Reduced
75
Closed
33
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$24.7M
2
MAP
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
+$5.72M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$5.33M
4
EWM
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
+$4.54M
5
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
+$4.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$11.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.4M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$9M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$7.07M
5
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
-$6.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
126
IFP Advisors
Florida
$316K +$238K +5,198 +205%
SWP
127
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$302K -$1.84M -40,005 -85%
OPS
128
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$300K +$329K +7,174 New
GFPC
129
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$294K -$2.93M -63,779 -90%
LFAS
130
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$290K +$107K +2,328 +51%
VIM
131
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$283K -$99.9K -2,178 -24%
PAG
132
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$283K +$3.44K +75 +1%
DI
133
DFPG Investments
Utah
$282K -$30.3K -660 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
134
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$277K -$325K -7,075 -52%
M&T Bank
135
M&T Bank
New York
$276K +$303K +6,609 New
VAG
136
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$275K +$25.2K +550 +9%
BAS
137
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$272K – – –
EH
138
Equitable Holdings
New York
$262K -$35.8K -781 -11%
BFA
139
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$261K -$80.5K -1,755 -22%
IFG
140
Independent Financial Group
California
$240K +$263K +5,739 New
TW
141
Towerpoint Wealth
California
$237K +$20.6K +448 +9%
Cetera Investment Advisers
142
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$226K -$137K -2,989 -36%
RJT
143
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$224K +$12.7K +277 +5%
MOS
144
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$218K +$18.4K +401 +8%
WS
145
Wedbush Securities
California
$213K +$505 +11 +0.2%
KFC
146
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$209K – – –
W
147
WealthOne
New York
$205K +$225K +4,906 New
GSWM
148
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$203K +$222K +4,850 New
CAN
149
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$161K +$177K +3,851 New
US Bancorp
150
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$140K -$1.3M -28,239 -89%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

187 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $772M — down 21% from $983M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of FTSL and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $11.9M.

  • 187 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2020, down from 205 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $772M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $24.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $11.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.