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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $691M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

2.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.93%52.17% (-2.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 187175 (-12)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $772M → $691M (-$81.7M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 86

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 30

Holders
175
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-6.42%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
19
Increased
56
Reduced
86
Closed
30
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$126M -$43.5M -972,997 -26%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$46.8M -$27.5M -615,857 -37%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.4M -$1.83K -41 -0%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
4
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$30.4M +$22.5M +502,617 +295%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$29.5M -$1.66M -37,194 -5%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$28.4M +$901K +20,159 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20M +$4.94M +110,458 +33%
AFA
8
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$18.9M +$39.1K +875 +0.2%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$18.4M -$367K -8,206 -2%
WF
10
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$16.8M +$226K +5,053 +1%
FAM
11
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$16.7M +$4.34M +97,135 +35%
MAP
12
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$13.7M -$11.5M -257,025 -46%
Truist Financial
13
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$13.4M +$10.3M +230,728 +354%
TC
14
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$10M +$357K +7,998 +4%
First Trust Advisors
15
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$9.86M -$13.6M -305,248 -58%
KWM
16
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$9.49M +$4.21M +94,278 +81%
Ensign Peak Advisors
17
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$9.24M
GIA
18
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$8.85M +$6.37M +142,464 +265%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.84M -$127K -2,835 -2%
EWM
20
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$7.81M -$71.8K -1,606 -0.9%
Osaic Holdings
21
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$7.39M -$4.41M -98,646 -38%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.08M -$2.62M -58,596 -27%
BFG
23
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$7.07M +$938K +20,993 +16%
TPW
24
TL Private Wealth
Texas
$7.01M +$301K +6,725 +5%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.92M +$6.86M +153,466 New

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

175 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $691M — down 11% from $772M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of FTSL and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $43.5M.

  • 175 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2020, down from 187 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $691M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 30 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), an estimated $22.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $43.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.