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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 71 (+1)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $246M → $258M (+$11.7M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.43%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$11M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.41M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.1M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.84M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$3.06M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.83M
2
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$4.76M
3
AA
Alesco Advisors
New York
-$4.01M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$2.82M
5
BRWM
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.8M +$3.84M +81,933 +8%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$53.3M -$1.22M -25,983 -2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$20.2M +$4.41M +94,142 +29%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$19.8M -$869K -18,523 -4%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.1M +$2.37M +50,626 +19%
3AM
6
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$11.2M +$11M +235,225 New
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.9M -$722K -15,390 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.42M +$4.1M +87,349 +127%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.95M +$1.76M +37,459 +34%
JIP
10
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$6.44M +$81.7K +1,742 +1%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.15M +$3.06M +65,365 +102%
BFA
12
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.35M +$638K +13,606 +14%
ASN
13
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4.26M +$680K +14,497 +19%
AA
14
Alesco Advisors
New York
$4.01M -$4.01M -85,579 -50%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.75M -$1.23M -26,337 -31%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.85M -$2.82M -60,175 -61%
MAS
17
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.55M – – –
WEC
18
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.46M -$9.61K -205 -0.7%
IH
19
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.4M +$59.9K +1,278 +5%
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$885K +18,866 +194%
ACM
21
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1.09M -$259K -5,521 -19%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.04M +$184K +3,918 +22%
VFS
23
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.04M -$4.76M -101,480 -82%
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.01M -$1.4M -29,769 -58%
HFS
25
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$983K +$54.4K +1,160 +6%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

71 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $258M — up 4.8% from $246M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTSL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 3D Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.83M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2016, up from 70 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $258M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.