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FSD

FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND

Delisted

FSD was delisted on the 19th of July, 2024.

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $178M (+$8.39M)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6867 (-1)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
67
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
18
Reduced
24
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFS
26
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.13M -$480K -29,548 -30%
Franklin Resources
27
Franklin Resources
California
$829K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$779K -$1.35K -83 -0.2%
HFS
29
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$767K +$25.2K +1,554 +3%
WS
30
Wedbush Securities
California
$637K -$18.6K -1,146 -3%
CA
31
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$577K -$188K -11,600 -25%
BA
32
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$516K +$336K +20,661 +191%
UR
33
USCA RIA
Texas
$486K +$482K +29,650 New
OC
34
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$466K -$2.24K -138 -0.5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$460K -$11.4K -702 -2%
Stifel Financial
36
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$434K +$74.8K +4,608 +21%
MIG
37
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$408K -$3.51M -216,102 -90%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$337K -$49 -3 -0%
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$317K -$442K -27,230 -58%
CIA
40
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$303K
SG Americas Securities
41
SG Americas Securities
New York
$300K -$2.09M -128,633 -88%
DS
42
DRW Securities
Illinois
$280K
GEM
43
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$262K
DWT
44
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$221K
VFS
45
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$210K -$13K -800 -6%
DA
46
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$199K -$588K -36,188 -75%
SI
47
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$169K
RJT
48
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$167K +$166K +10,235 New
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$162K -$127K -7,809 -44%
EWM
50
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$82K +$81.2K +5,000 New

FSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $178M — up 4.9% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of FSD and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.61M. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, cutting an estimated $3.51M.

  • 67 institutional investors held FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) as of Q1 2015, down from 68 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $178M of FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND stock for Q1 2015, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.61M added.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND seller in Q1 2015 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $3.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.