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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
Citigroup
176
Citigroup
New York
$25K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
177
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$24K -$13.3K -285 -37%
DWP
178
Destiny Wealth Partners
Florida
$22K +$21.2K +454 New
AF
179
Allworth Financial
California
$20K +$187 +4 +0.9%
CAAS
180
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$20K +$19.5K +417 New
SFPG
181
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$19K – – –
AssetMark Inc
182
AssetMark Inc
California
$16K -$11.4K -245 -42%
CAL
183
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
AIC
184
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$13.2K +$140 +3 +1%
AIM
185
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$13K – – –
BFEC
186
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12K -$8.6K -184 -42%
HI
187
Hoey Investments
Pennsylvania
$11K +$10.6K +226 New
TWM
188
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$10K +$9.39K +201 New
PP
189
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$5K – – –
CWA
190
Clearview Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$5K +$4.91K +105 New
AA
191
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$4K -$42.5K -910 -91%
VFA
192
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$4K – – –
AWM
193
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
TAM
194
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$1.43K +$1.4K +30 New
TFGT
195
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$1K – – –
LAS
196
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$1K +$47 +1 +8%
BFA
197
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
– -$3.35M -72,906 Closed
OMC
198
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$2.22M -48,238 Closed
Verition Fund Management
199
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$1.67M -36,300 Closed
FTUS
200
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$625K -13,576 Closed
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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.