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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.8M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 2

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3141 (+10)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.5M → $88.8M (+$12.3M)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+32.26%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
10
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
$29.8M +$866K +17,446 +3%
BFA
2
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$9M +$1.38M +27,807 +18%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$5.8M +$898K +18,094 +18%
Stifel Financial
4
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.47M +$744K +14,989 +16%
BCM
5
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$4.5M +$4.51M +90,796 New
SCG
6
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
$4.3M +$4.29M +86,360 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.2M +$109K +2,190 +3%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.46M +$1.18M +23,685 +52%
BTS
9
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.89M -$59.6K -1,200 -17%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$2.67M -$66.3K -1,335 -2%
IH
11
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.57M +$292K +5,890 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.21M -$1.81M -36,376 -45%
SFG
13
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.71M +$253K +5,092 +17%
FIM
14
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.55M +$1.54M +31,130 New
LPT
15
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.47M +$1.46M +29,504 New
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$1.18M -$385K -7,753 -25%
WEC
17
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.06M +$275K +5,535 +35%
VFS
18
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$877K -$2.51M -50,567 -74%
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$728K -$20.4K -412 -3%
KFC
20
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$617K -$89.3K -1,800 -13%
PI
21
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$590K +$587K +11,837 New
HFS
22
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$285K +$30.8K +620 +12%
PTC
23
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$253K -$54.4K -1,096 -18%
I
24
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$234K
FAAS
25
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$219K +$221K +4,449 New

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $88.8M — up 16% from $76.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTSL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.51M. The largest seller was VSR Financial Services, cutting an estimated $2.51M.

  • 41 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2014, up from 31 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $88.8M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $4.51M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2014 was VSR Financial Services, an estimated $2.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.