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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

322 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.07B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.24%70.3% (-0.94%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 327322 (-5)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 37

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $2.07B (-$423M)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 147

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3929 (-10)

Holders
322
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.53%
% of All Funds
5.55%
Holding in Top 10
29
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25.64%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
33
Increased
112
Reduced
147
Closed
37
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$315M -$26.7M -592,064 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$147M +$21.1M +468,266 +16%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$126M -$53.7M -1,190,847 -29%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$118M -$17.1M -379,839 -12%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$88.5M -$8.37M -185,552 -8%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$85.6M -$23.5M -520,325 -21%
VCM
7
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$76.3M -$13.7M -303,559 -15%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$38.5M -$2.94M -65,088 -7%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$38.1M +$571K +12,656 +1%
First Trust Advisors
10
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$33.1M -$4.95M -109,625 -13%
FAM
11
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$31.4M +$1.74M +38,481 +6%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$28.9M +$21.8M +482,697 +280%
BFG
13
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$26.6M +$791K +17,534 +1%
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$25.8M -$11.3M -249,474 -30%
WF
15
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$25.3M +$1.13M +25,130 +5%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$24.9M -$7.05M -156,236 -22%
JIP
17
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$23.4M +$2.46M +54,551 +11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$23.2M -$12.8M -283,329 -35%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$23M -$8.52M -188,813 -27%
OCM
20
One Capital Management
California
$22.8M +$1.89M +41,923 +9%
EWP
21
Engrave Wealth Partners
Texas
$20.8M -$11.9K -264 -0.1%
TPW
22
TL Private Wealth
Texas
$19.9M -$346K -7,670 -2%
UCFA
23
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$19.2M -$7.08M -156,916 -26%
TC
24
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$18.6M +$622K +13,797 +3%
Truist Financial
25
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$18.5M +$4.61M +102,098 +32%

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

322 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $2.07B — down 17% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of FTSL and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 147 trimmed existing stakes and 112 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $21.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $53.7M.

  • 322 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2022, down from 327 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.07B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 37 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $21.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $53.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.