Headlines
- Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Invesco Senior Loan ETF (NYSEARCA:BKLN) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter.
- Institutional investors such as Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. have significantly modified their holdings.
- Invesco Senior Loan ETF specializes in high-yield fixed income and tracks senior loans issued by banks to corporations.
Institutional Investment Moves
In the latest developments reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its ownership in Invesco Senior Loan ETF (NYSEARCA:BKLN) by purchasing an additional 14,745 shares during the fourth quarter. This brought the firm's total holdings to 285,161 shares, amounting to approximately 0.08% of the ETF, valued at $6,008,000. This activity reflects a broader trend among institutional investors and hedge funds to reevaluate and adjust their positions in the ETF.
Major Institutional Changes
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund made a substantial entry by acquiring a new position in Invesco Senior Loan ETF in the third quarter, with investments valued at $346,665,000. In addition, Investment Management Corp of Ontario increased its stake by 0.9%, owning 10,892,627 shares valued at $228,854,000. Another notable movement was by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, which raised its stake by 4.8%, reaching 10,085,313 shares worth $211,892,000.
Invesco Senior Loan ETF's Market Position
Invesco Senior Loan ETF opened at $21.05 and has shown stable performance with a 50-day moving average price of $21.10 and a two-hundred-day moving average price of $21.06. The ETF’s price has fluctuated within a 52-week range, recording a low of $20.61 and a high of $21.25. Launched on March 3, 2011, and managed by Invesco, the ETF primarily invests in high-yield fixed income and follows a market-value-weighted index of senior loans issued by banks to corporations.