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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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327 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 39 (+4)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 128

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.33% → 71.24% (-0.09%)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 36

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 332 → 327 (-5)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $2.49B (-$167M)

Holders
327
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.51%
% of All Funds
5.51%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.43%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
35
Increased
136
Reduced
128
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$93.6M
2
CW
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
+$32.9M
3
BCP
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
+$26.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.7M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$60.5M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$29.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.4M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$19.8M
5
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$12.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$341M -$60.5M -1,315,019 -15%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$179M +$20.7M +450,693 +13%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$134M +$6.12M +133,031 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$126M -$7.71M -167,594 -6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$109M -$6M -130,314 -5%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$96.7M -$19.8M -429,502 -16%
VCM
7
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$89.7M +$93.6M +2,034,645 New
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.4M -$1.27M -27,627 -3%
First Trust Advisors
9
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$38M -$29.5M -641,800 -43%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$37.6M -$7.69M -167,144 -16%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$36.8M -$371K -8,059 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$35.7M +$14.4M +314,039 +63%
TA
13
TruWealth Advisors
Louisiana
$32.8M +$1.55M +33,662 +5%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$31.8M +$8.71M +189,266 +36%
CW
15
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
$31.5M +$32.9M +714,078 New
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$31.4M -$3.58M -77,816 -10%
FAM
17
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$29.7M +$1.29M +28,126 +4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
18
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$28.4M -$119K -2,595 -0.4%
BFG
19
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$27.3M +$548K +11,909 +0.9%
UCFA
20
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$26.1M -$2.7M -58,762 -9%
BCP
21
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
$25.6M +$26.7M +580,183 New
MA
22
MJP Associates
Connecticut
$25.5M +$2.24M +48,786 +9%
WF
23
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$24.2M -$2.87M -62,297 -10%
AWA
24
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$23.4M +$1.75M +38,070 +8%
JIP
25
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$21M -$3.64M -79,031 -14%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

327 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $2.49B — down 6.3% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of FTSL and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 128 trimmed existing stakes and 136 added.

The largest buyer was Virtue Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $93.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $60.5M.

  • 327 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2022, down from 332 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 36 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $93.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $60.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.