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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.2M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 2

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 5

63% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.8M → $55.2M (+$21.4M)

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2027 (+7)

Holders
27
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+35%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
11
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26M +$14.1M +284,191 +119%
BFA
2
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.92M -$137K -2,762 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.67M +$106K +2,147 +3%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$2.63M +$2.62M +52,957 New
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$2.18M +$288K +5,810 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.15M +$583K +11,766 +37%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$1.72M +$1.72M +34,753 New
IH
8
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.52M +$265K +5,346 +21%
SFG
9
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.45M +$279K +5,634 +24%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.26M +$1.26M +25,405 New
WEC
11
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$779K +$778K +15,705 New
OC
12
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$729K +$53K +1,071 +8%
KFC
13
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$632K +$136K +2,745 +27%
VFS
14
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$609K +$2.43K +49 +0.4%
PFS
15
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$430K +$429K +8,664 New
VKH
16
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$403K -$58.9K -1,189 -13%
I
17
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$233K
RCAG
18
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$207K +$207K +4,180 New
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$203K +$203K +4,100 New
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$142K -$8.42K -170 -6%
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$122K +$122K +2,455 New
PTC
22
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$108K +$108K +2,176 New
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$92K +$29.7K +600 +48%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$24K -$24.8K -500 -50%
WA
25
WFG Advisors
Texas
$10K +$9.9K +200 New

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

27 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $55.2M — up 63% from $33.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FTSL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $174K.

  • 27 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2013, up from 20 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $55.2M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $174K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.