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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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205 hedge funds and large institutions have $983M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

355% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 11

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 57

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 205 (+31)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $870M → $983M (+$113M)

4.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.12% → 58.34% (+4.2%)

Holders
205
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+17.82%
% of All Funds
4.04%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
50
Increased
79
Reduced
57
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$23.6M
2
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$10.8M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$8.36M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$6.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFA
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
-$18M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$7.51M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$6.9M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$3.21M
5
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
-$2.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFA
176
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$55K -$9.96K -210 -16%
AAP
177
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$53K +$190 +4 +0.4%
CL
178
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$49K +$48.2K +1,015 New
FHA
179
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$45K +$474 +10 +1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
180
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$44K – – –
PFGIA
181
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$39K +$29K +612 +290%
FHA
182
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$34K – – –
AF
183
Allworth Financial
California
$20K +$19.5K +412 New
GWMIA
184
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$19K -$2.56K -54 -12%
William Blair & Company
185
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$19K – – –
PA
186
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K – – –
WQ
187
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$17.3K +$17.1K +361 New
TI
188
tru Independence
Oregon
$17K +$19K +400 New
CAL
189
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
CFD
190
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$13K +$142 +3 +1%
AIC
191
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$13K +$12.7K +268 New
BC
192
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$10K -$522 -11 -5%
PP
193
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$10K +$9.58K +202 New
SQA
194
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$7K +$47 +1 +0.6%
DSC
195
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$7K +$6.88K +145 New
PVH
196
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$7K +$6.88K +145 New
AF
197
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K – – –
VFA
198
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K – – –
WAP
199
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K +$47 +1 +2%
AWM
200
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

205 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $983M — up 13% from $870M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new FTSL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $23.6M. The largest seller was American Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $18M.

  • 205 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2019, up from 174 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $983M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $23.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2019 was American Financial Advisors, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.