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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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195 hedge funds and large institutions have $779M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 17

49% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 55

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $664M → $779M (+$115M)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 195 (+17)

8.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.67% → 58.71% (+8%)

Holders
195
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+9.55%
% of All Funds
3.45%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
36
Increased
82
Reduced
55
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$20.5M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$15M
3
AO
Advisor OS
Illinois
+$12.4M
4
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$7.88M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.85M
2
BFA
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
-$3.35M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.1M
4
GIA
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
-$3.06M
5
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
W
151
WealthOne
New York
$201K -$35.5K -760 -15%
NFG
152
Next Financial Group
Texas
$175K +$5.7K +122 +3%
MIM
153
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$163K +$160K +3,427 New
CTFG
154
Capstone Triton Financial Group
Oklahoma
$157K +$154K +3,302 New
Deutsche Bank
155
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$135K – – –
Bank of Montreal
156
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$128K -$16.1K -344 -11%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
157
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$124K – – –
LIA
158
Luken Investment Analytics
Tennessee
$86K +$84K +1,797 New
GFPC
159
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$60.8K – – –
EP
160
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$54K – – –
AAP
161
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$53K +$140 +3 +0.3%
US Bancorp
162
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$52K – – –
JCM
163
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$52K +$421 +9 +0.8%
HWA
164
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$52K +$50.7K +1,085 New
PMFA
165
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$50K – – –
SFA
166
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$49K – – –
AWA
167
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$49K +$48.4K +1,036 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
168
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$48K +$4.95K +106 +12%
ASN
169
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$46K -$41K -877 -47%
HWM
170
Holloway Wealth Management
Florida
$45K – – –
PFGIA
171
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$44K +$2.66K +57 +7%
BEI
172
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$42K +$33.3K +713 +403%
FHA
173
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$33K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
174
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$32K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
175
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$25K -$166K -3,551 -87%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

195 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $779M — up 17% from $664M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new FTSL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $20.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $9.85M.

  • 195 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2020, up from 178 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $779M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $20.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $9.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.