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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $882M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 28

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 164 → 177 (+13)

4.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.7% → 54.84% (-4.9%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $882M (-$202M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
177
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.93%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
44
Increased
52
Reduced
65
Closed
28
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$12.8M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$4.83M
3
EWM
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
+$3.44M
4
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$3.42M
5
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$69.7M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$22.2M
3
MAP
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
-$20.2M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$17.4M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$17.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFD
151
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$52K +$568 +12 +1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
152
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$51K – – –
AAP
153
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$51K +$237 +5 +0.5%
PCP
154
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$46K – – –
AIC
155
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$46K +$47.4K +1,000 New
BC
156
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$44K – – –
FHA
157
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$41K -$5.11K -108 -11%
DWM
158
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
$38K +$39.7K +838 New
William Blair & Company
159
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$23K -$236K -4,975 -91%
AAM
160
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$20K -$16.8K -355 -44%
CAL
161
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$14K +$14.2K +300 New
HI
162
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$11K -$12.8K -270 -53%
FHA
163
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$10K +$95 +2 +0.9%
WAP
164
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
AF
165
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K -$2.46K -52 -33%
VFA
166
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K – – –
WAS
167
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$5K +$4.74K +100 New
FMP
168
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$5K +$5.02K +106 New
Barclays
169
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K – – –
AWM
170
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
NA
171
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.88K +$1.53M +32,356 +363%
Citigroup
172
Citigroup
New York
$1K -$5.54K -117 -84%
FGC
173
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$1K +$1.04K +22 New
AF
174
Allworth Financial
California
$1K +$1.18K +25 New
CF
175
Centaurus Financial
California
$98 +$207K +4,375 +5,147%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

177 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $882M — down 19% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new FTSL positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $12.8M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $69.7M.

  • 177 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2018, up from 164 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $882M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $12.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2018 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $69.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.