First Trust Senior Loan Fund

FTSL • NASDAQ

First Trust Senior Loan Fund is an exchange-traded fund on NASDAQ. As of Q3 2025, 311 institutional investors hold shares in this ETF, with total holdings valued at $1.7B. MORGAN STANLEY is the largest holder with a position valued at $209.1M.

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FTSL as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions: 311
Value Held: $1.7B
Shares Held: 36.1M
Avg Position: $5.3M
Median Position: $908.0K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 8
Value Held: $28.5M
Shares Held: 622.4K
Avg Position: $3.6M
Median Position: $491.6K

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FTSL as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$209.1M 0.01% of portfolio	4.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.65T
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	-	$93.4M 0.03% of portfolio	2.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$340.07B
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	Charles W. Scharf CEO	$89.5M 0.02% of portfolio	2.0M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$488.50B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	Brian T. Moynihan CEO	$83.5M 0.01% of portfolio	1.8M shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$1.33T
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	Steven Robert Marcus CEO	$71.7M 0.02% of portfolio	1.6M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$310.43B
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	-	$69.9M 0.01% of portfolio	1.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$542.04B
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	James Allen Bowen CEO	$52.9M 0.04% of portfolio	1.2M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$134.11B
O One Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Patrick Joseph Bowen President	$52.0M 1.74% of portfolio	1.1M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$3.0B
UBS Group AG Institution	Sergio P. Ermotti CEO	$35.9M 0.01% of portfolio	783.2K shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$511.54B
Flaharty Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Shon Edward Flaharty CEO	$34.8M 4.42% of portfolio	758.3K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$787.2M

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FTSL in Q3 2025

Traded: +$6.4M
Buyers: 164
Sellers: 142
Total Bought: +$77.6M
Total Sold: −$71.2M
Avg Position: $4.8M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$5.0M +109.2K shares	$5.8M 125.9K shares
N New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	+$3.8M +83.6K shares	$3.8M 83.6K shares
A Andina Capital Management, LLC Institution	+$3.5M +76.9K shares	$3.5M 76.9K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	+$2.8M +60.6K shares	$71.7M 1.6M shares
TL Private Wealth RIA/Wealth	+$2.7M +59.9K shares	$23.6M 516.2K shares
O OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC Institution	+$2.6M +57.6K shares	$7.1M 154.1K shares
Capital Investment Counsel, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$2.5M +54.2K shares	$18.8M 410.8K shares
Beaumont Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	+$2.5M +53.6K shares	$2.5M 53.6K shares
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$2.4M +53.3K shares	$28.4M 620.6K shares
E EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC Institution	+$2.3M +50.6K shares	$8.6M 187.6K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$8.7M −189.6K shares	$6.5M 141.4K shares
T Tower Research Capital LLC Institution	−$6.9M −149.4K shares	$1.9M 40.6K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$5.1M −111.6K shares	$209.1M 4.6M shares
Q Quadrature Capital Ltd Institution	−$4.8M −104.6K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Geneos Wealth Management Inc. RIA/Wealth	−$3.5M −75.8K shares	$1.5M 33.6K shares
P PRUDENTIAL PLC Institution	−$3.1M −67.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Wright Fund Managment, LLC Long Only Manager	−$3.0M −64.8K shares	$10.6M 231.8K shares
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. Fund of Funds	−$2.6M −56.8K shares	$1.4M 30.1K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$2.4M −53.1K shares	$83.5M 1.8M shares
Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth	−$2.2M −47.4K shares	$15.1M 329.0K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited FTSL in Q3 2025

New Positions: 11
New Value: $11.5M
Exited Positions: 31
Exited Value: $13.5M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
N New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.8M 83.6K shares
A Andina Capital Management, LLC Institution	$3.5M 76.9K shares
SPRINGBOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Fund of Funds	$1.7M 36.6K shares
PLANWISER FINANCIAL, LLC RIA/Wealth	$943.1K 20.6K shares
Engineers Gate Manager LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$609.6K 13.3K shares
Sheets Smith Investment Management RIA/Wealth	$276.4K 6.0K shares
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$250.4K 5.5K shares
CX Institutional RIA/Wealth	$149.5K 3.3K shares
Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$136.6K 3.0K shares
MONTAG A & ASSOCIATES INC RIA/Wealth	$94.9K 2.1K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Q Quadrature Capital Ltd Institution	$4.8M 104.6K shares
P PRUDENTIAL PLC Institution	$3.1M 67.5K shares
Summit Investment Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	$888.9K 19.4K shares
Buckingham Strategic Partners RIA/Wealth	$676.3K 14.7K shares
GGM Financials LLC RIA/Wealth	$427.8K 9.3K shares
MAINSTAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /ADV RIA/Wealth	$414.4K 9.0K shares
Csenge Advisory Group RIA/Wealth	$325.4K 7.1K shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$318.6K 6.9K shares
Tradewinds, LLC. RIA/Wealth	$263.9K 5.8K shares
G GTS SECURITIES LLC Institution	$261.6K 5.7K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in FTSL as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with FTSL as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
TL Private Wealth RIA/Wealth	Dustin Richard Tondre Managing Partner	9.47% $23.6M	516.2K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$249.3M
R RiverTree Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Theodore Spencer Rich President	5.46% $8.5M	184.4K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$154.7M
CNO Financial Group, Inc. Institution	Gary C. Bhojwani CEO	4.63% $7.0M	152.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$150.6M
Fairway Financial, LLC RIA/Wealth	Randy Eugene Smith Managing Partner	4.44% $5.6M	123.0K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$126.9M
Flaharty Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Shon Edward Flaharty CEO	4.42% $34.8M	758.3K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$787.2M
V Virtue Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Jeremy Matthew Rettich CEO	4.35% $27.2M	593.1K shares	Q2 2022 Held for 3y 5m	$625.4M
HARBOR ADVISORY CORP /MA/ RIA/Wealth	John Joseph Degan President	4.19% $14.2M	309.0K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$338.2M
F Fairvoy Private Wealth, LLC RIA/Wealth	Stephen Michael Davis Managing Partner	3.22% $14.1M	308.4K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$439.2M
M Mission Hills Financial Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	Harold Everett Peterson Managing Partner	3.21% $6.0M	131.8K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$188.2M
Little Harbor Advisors, LLC ETF Provider	John Joseph Hassett CEO	2.85% $5.7M	124.5K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$200.1M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FTSL

ELEQUIN CAPITAL LP

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerPeter German Gutierrez

Portfolio Value: $864.9M
Positions: 104
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund

Market Value: $3.6K
Shares Held: 79.0
Portfolio Weight: 0.00%
Owned Since: 2025-Q2

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 Tesla, Inc. TSLA	Auto - Manufacturers Consumer Cyclical	$204.2M	23.62%
2 Microsoft MSFT	Software - Infrastructure Technology	$77.7M	8.98%
3 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSM	Semiconductors Technology	$56.6M	6.54%