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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

261 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.88B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

202% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 52

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 10

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1620 (+4)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.88B (+$245M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244261 (+17)

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.94%70.8% (-1.1%)

Holders
261
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+6.97%
% of All Funds
4.57%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
30
Increased
157
Reduced
52
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$332M +$35.3M +737,527 +12%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$102M +$13.2M +275,467 +15%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$91.2M +$9.34M +194,965 +11%
First Trust Advisors
4
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$88M +$14.2M +295,337 +19%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.2M +$3.46M +72,195 +5%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$73.9M +$14.8M +309,150 +25%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$69.6M +$15.6M +326,354 +29%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
8
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$68.7M +$25.6M +534,900 +59%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$46M +$2M +41,813 +5%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$36.2M +$3.06M +63,915 +9%
BFG
11
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$31.1M +$1.47M +30,657 +2%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$27.5M +$7.84M +163,721 +40%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$26.2M +$3.62M +75,474 +16%
FAM
14
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$25.4M +$3.01M +62,771 +13%
WF
15
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$25.2M +$3.01M +62,777 +14%
RCIM
16
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
$23.4M +$166K +3,469 +0.7%
Cetera Investment Advisers
17
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$21.7M +$3.84M +80,167 +22%
EWP
18
Engrave Wealth Partners
Texas
$21.3M +$13.1M +273,059 +159%
TC
19
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$20.1M +$8.5M +177,327 +73%
OCM
20
One Capital Management
California
$20M +$1.71M +35,639 +9%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$19.7M +$3.21M +66,955 +19%
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$19.2M -$1.5M -31,242 -7%
AIM
23
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$17.9M -$570K -11,904 -3%
B
24
Bailard
California
$17.4M +$1.33M +27,782 +8%
MA
25
MJP Associates
Connecticut
$16.5M +$141K +2,935 +0.9%

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

261 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.88B — up 15% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new FTSL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 157 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $35.3M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $6.4M.

  • 261 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2021, up from 244 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.88B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $35.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $6.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.