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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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20 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.8M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 1

186% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7 → 20 (+13)

158% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.1M → $33.8M (+$20.7M)

Holders
20
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+185.71%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
6
Reduced
1
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.2M
2
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
+$8.04M
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$3.56M
4
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
+$1.62M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.54M

Top Sellers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$10.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.8M +$11.2M +225,508 +1,587%
BFA
2
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$8M +$8.04M +162,332 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.54M +$3.56M +71,865 New
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.88M +$1.46M +29,414 +339%
SNC
5
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$1.61M +$1.62M +32,644 New
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.55M +$1.54M +31,060 +6,902%
IH
7
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.25M +$364K +7,354 +41%
SFG
8
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.16M +$1.17M +23,599 New
OC
9
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$671K +$674K +13,616 New
VFS
10
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$603K +$9.7K +196 +2%
KFC
11
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$493K +$495K +10,000 New
VKH
12
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$459K +$461K +9,315 New
I
13
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$232K +$233K +4,700 New
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$181K -$10.3M -208,153 -98%
AIG
15
American International Group
New York
$149K +$150K +3,029 New
RIA
16
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$64K +$64.4K +1,300 New
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$61K +$39.9K +806 +183%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$48K +$49.5K +1,000 New
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$3K +$3.27K +66 New
TRCT
20
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$990 +20 New

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

20 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $33.8M — up 158% from $13.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FTSL positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 20 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2013, up from 7 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $33.8M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 158% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.