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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF

298 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.51B invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1622 (+6)

0.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.29%69.78% (+0.49%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 33

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 299298 (-1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54B → $1.51B (-$25.9M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 119

Holders
298
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.33%
% of All Funds
4.73%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
33
Increased
116
Reduced
119
Closed
33
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$182M -$3.47M -76,106 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$116M -$19.8M -434,643 -15%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$95.6M -$5.65M -123,771 -6%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$74.7M +$2.29M +50,250 +3%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$66.7M +$1.7M +37,310 +3%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61.5M +$1.1M +24,208 +2%
OCM
7
One Capital Management
California
$44.9M +$9.37M +205,280 +26%
WWMSC
8
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$43.7M +$2.76M +60,408 +7%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$42M +$13.8M +301,923 +49%
FAM
10
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$35.7M +$1.28M +28,072 +4%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$33M +$2.24M +49,087 +7%
First Trust Advisors
12
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$30.6M -$1.49M -32,598 -5%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$26.6M +$1.16M +25,418 +5%
WF
14
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$1.5M +32,850 +6%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20.8M -$1.82M -39,808 -8%
TPW
16
TL Private Wealth
Texas
$20.4M +$538K +11,783 +3%
TC
17
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$19.8M -$328K -7,189 -2%
VCM
18
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$16.1M
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15.8M +$1.5M +32,767 +10%
KAS
20
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$15.4M +$1.11M +24,405 +8%
CWP
21
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$15.3M +$284K +6,232 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.7M +$5.42M +118,812 +58%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$14.2M +$6.82M +149,556 +93%
OPAM
24
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$11.4M +$11.4M +249,700 New
SAM
25
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$9.94M +$9.92M +217,353 New

FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

298 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.51B — down 1.7% from $1.54B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FTSL was balanced in Q3 2023: 33 funds opened new positions, 33 closed out, 116 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Osaic Holdings, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $45.9M.

  • 298 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q3 2023, down from 299 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.51B of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Osaic Holdings, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $45.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.