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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $824M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 181 (+4)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.84% → 52.39% (-2.5%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $882M → $824M (-$58.3M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

Holders
181
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.26%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
31
Increased
63
Reduced
66
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
+$27.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.68M
3
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$2.89M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$2.51M
5
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$21.5M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$14M
3
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$10.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.88M
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$9.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWP
151
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
$51K +$50.9K +1,080 New
PCP
152
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$47K – – –
BC
153
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$45K – – –
FHA
154
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$43K – – –
MNBTD
155
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$40K +$39.7K +843 New
RIA
156
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$23K +$23K +488 New
AIC
157
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$21K -$26.4K -561 -56%
William Blair & Company
158
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$19K -$4.57K -97 -20%
AAM
159
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$18K -$3.35K -71 -16%
PA
160
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K +$18.2K +386 New
CFD
161
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$17K -$36K -763 -67%
LPWM
162
Lake Point Wealth Management
Texas
$16K -$1.21M -25,656 -99%
CAL
163
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
WCM
164
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$9K +$8.91K +189 New
WAP
165
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
166
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$8K +$7.92K +168 New
VFA
167
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K – – –
BFG
168
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$5.73K -$57.1K -1,211 -1%
AF
169
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K – – –
Barclays
170
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K – – –
GI
171
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K +$2.73K +58 New
OFW
172
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$3K +$3.25K +69 New
RTC
173
Riverview Trust Company
Washington
$3K +$3.35K +71 New
TFGT
174
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$3K +$3.49K +74 New
AWM
175
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
5 6
7
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

181 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $824M — down 6.6% from $882M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FTSL positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $27.5M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.5M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $824M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was American Financial Advisors, an estimated $27.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2019 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.