First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
142 hedge funds and large institutions have $775M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
244% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 9
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 142 (+22)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 46
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $766M → $775M (+$9.22M)
0.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.48% → 57.92% (+0.45%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$8.12M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.32M |
| 3 |
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Lenexa,
Kansas
|
+$4.54M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.52M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$10.4M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.5M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$6.23M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$5.96M |
| 5 |
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$5.79M |
FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
142 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $775M — up 1.2% from $766M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FTSL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aviance Capital Management, adding an estimated $8.12M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $10.4M.
- 142 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q4 2017, up from 120 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $775M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $8.12M added.
- The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $10.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.