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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.3M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 10

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4147 (+6)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $88.8M → $93.3M (+$4.51M)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+14.63%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
20
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.8M -$4.57M -92,397 -15%
BFA
2
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.45M +$621K +12,556 +7%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.95M +$4.61M +93,148 +134%
Stifel Financial
4
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.56M +$188K +3,801 +3%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$5.05M -$643K -13,004 -11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
6
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.32M +$208K +4,200 +5%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$4.27M +$1.69M +34,120 +64%
AA
8
Alesco Advisors
New York
$3.84M +$3.89M +78,670 New
SCA
9
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$3.64M +$3.69M +74,490 New
First Trust Advisors
10
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.33M +$3.38M +68,227 New
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.33M +$1.17M +23,694 +53%
BCM
12
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.45M -$2.01M -40,664 -45%
ACM
13
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$2M +$2.02M +40,892 New
SFG
14
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.88M +$200K +4,034 +12%
WEC
15
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.67M +$642K +12,974 +61%
IH
16
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.46M -$1.08M -21,811 -42%
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.25M +$1.04M +21,042 +473%
VFS
18
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$983K +$124K +2,516 +14%
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$732K +$17.9K +362 +2%
PI
20
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$712K +$135K +2,738 +23%
KFC
21
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$585K -$21K -425 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$571K +$579K +11,695 New
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$490K +$497K +10,038 New
LPT
24
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$462K -$992K -20,047 -68%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$423K -$746K -15,072 -64%

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

47 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $93.3M — up 5.1% from $88.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTSL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $4.61M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.57M.

  • 47 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2014, up from 41 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $93.3M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.61M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.