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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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174 hedge funds and large institutions have $870M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.13% → 54.12% (+0.99%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $861M → $870M (+$8.29M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 17

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 174 (-2)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
174
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.14%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
16
Increased
58
Reduced
76
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
+$12.2M
2
MAP
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
+$8.77M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.2M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$3.04M
5
LSPW
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
+$2.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LI
LVZ Inc
Michigan
-$16.1M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$7.46M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$4.34M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.28M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFA
151
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$64K -$10.3K -217 -14%
AAP
152
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$52K -$1.51K -32 -3%
FHA
153
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$44K +$473 +10 +1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
154
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$43K -$9.75K -206 -18%
BWM
155
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$40K +$31.8K +671 +375%
FHA
156
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$33K +$33.1K +700 New
GWMIA
157
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$21K – – –
William Blair & Company
158
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$19K – – –
PA
159
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K – – –
CAL
160
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
CFD
161
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$13K +$142 +3 +1%
BC
162
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$11K -$33.1K -700 -76%
PFGIA
163
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$10K +$7K +148 +235%
CAN
164
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$9K +$9.46K +200 New
SQA
165
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$7K +$95 +2 +1%
AF
166
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K – – –
VFA
167
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$4K -$1.23K -26 -22%
TFGT
168
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$4K – – –
WAP
169
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K -$4.73K -100 -61%
RIA
170
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$2K -$21.4K -452 -92%
AWM
171
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
AAM
172
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
Citigroup
173
Citigroup
New York
$1K – – –
OMC
174
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$7.46M -158,264 Closed
Citadel Advisors
175
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$4.28M -90,798 Closed
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

174 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $870M — up 0.96% from $861M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of FTSL and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Flaharty Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was LVZ Inc, cutting an estimated $16.1M.

  • 174 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2019, down from 176 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $870M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 0.96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Flaharty Asset Management, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2019 was LVZ Inc, an estimated $16.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.