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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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327 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 39 (+4)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 128

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.33% → 71.24% (-0.09%)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 36

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 332 → 327 (-5)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $2.49B (-$167M)

Holders
327
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.51%
% of All Funds
5.51%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.43%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
35
Increased
136
Reduced
128
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$93.6M
2
CW
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
+$32.9M
3
BCP
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
+$26.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.7M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$60.5M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$29.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.4M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$19.8M
5
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$12.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APW
151
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$1.75M +$549K +11,924 +43%
USCWA
152
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.73M +$192K +4,174 +12%
EC
153
EdgeRock Capital
Colorado
$1.7M +$1.78M +38,594 New
JP Morgan Chase
154
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.68M -$1.37M -29,730 -44%
CA
155
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$1.62M +$141K +3,059 +9%
IRC
156
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$1.58M -$24.2K -527 -1%
ASN
157
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.57M -$26.5K -577 -2%
SWAG
158
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$1.55M +$83.3K +1,810 +5%
IA
159
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$1.47M -$261K -5,677 -15%
WGCA
160
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.44M +$1.51M +32,738 New
ZIMP
161
Zimmermann Investment Management & Planning
Pennsylvania
$1.44M +$1.12M +24,365 +292%
CPIG
162
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.44M +$1.46M +31,731 New
MA
163
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.43M +$378K +8,221 +34%
IWA
164
IVC Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.42M -$1.95M -42,309 -57%
Koshinski Asset Management
165
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.39M +$121K +2,622 +9%
DIM
166
Delta Investment Management
California
$1.36M +$159K +3,456 +13%
DAS
167
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.35M +$528K +11,470 +60%
OWA
168
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.34M -$8.79M -191,029 -86%
IWC
169
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$1.34M +$67.9K +1,475 +5%
OWA
170
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.31M -$34K -740 -2%
RIA
171
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$1.31M +$37.4K +812 +3%
TWM
172
Triton Wealth Management
Arizona
$1.31M +$760K +16,522 +134%
TCM
173
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$1.3M +$1.36M +29,529 New
F4L
174
Fortune 45 LLC
Louisiana
$1.3M +$99.6K +2,165 +8%
AWM
175
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$1.29M +$73.9K +1,606 +6%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

327 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $2.49B — down 6.3% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of FTSL and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 128 trimmed existing stakes and 136 added.

The largest buyer was Virtue Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $93.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $60.5M.

  • 327 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2022, down from 332 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 36 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $93.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $60.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.