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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $839M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 39

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $775M → $839M (+$64M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 150 (+8)

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.92% → 57.81% (-0.11%)

Holders
150
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.63%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
25
Increased
65
Reduced
39
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$22.2M
2
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$11.2M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$9.13M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.6M
5
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$5.95M

Top Sellers

1
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
-$11.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.23M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.98M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.64M
5
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$3.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$152M -$6.23M -129,166 -4%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$94.3M -$3.42M -70,844 -3%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$58.8M +$2.96M +61,497 +5%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$44.3M +$718K +14,885 +2%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.7M -$3.64M -75,420 -8%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$36.5M +$2.91M +60,398 +9%
MAP
7
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$30.2M +$3.37M +69,819 +13%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$26.1M +$7.6M +157,660 +41%
HI
9
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$22.2M +$22.2M +460,905 New
WF
10
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$17.9M +$172K +3,568 +1%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$16.9M +$4.06M +84,211 +32%
ACM
12
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$15.3M +$176K +3,647 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.3M -$399K -8,279 -3%
First Trust Advisors
14
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$11.9M +$9.13M +189,454 +324%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.9M +$863K +17,890 +8%
TFA
16
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11.2M +$11.2M +232,777 New
LI
17
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$11.1M +$268K +5,567 +31%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$10.9M -$808K -16,764 -7%
3AM
19
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$10.7M +$364K +7,546 +3%
JIP
20
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$10.2M +$5.95M +123,463 +140%
CCA
21
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$8.63M +$279K +5,783 +3%
TC
22
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$8.53M +$231K +4,783 +3%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$8.05M +$209K +4,330 +3%
MIFH
24
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$7.6M -$1.94M -40,231 -20%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.5M +$2.8M +58,051 +59%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

150 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $839M — up 8.3% from $775M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FTSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Flaharty Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.4M sold.

  • 150 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q1 2018, up from 142 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $839M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Flaharty Asset Management, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.