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FSD

FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND

Delisted

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

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 7

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5971 (+12)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $178M (+$17.7M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
71
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+20.34%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
17
Reduced
22
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TJHA
26
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1M -$772K -53,949 -43%
WAM
27
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$991K -$81.8K -5,717 -8%
YMRC
28
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$986K -$70.1K -4,900 -7%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$970K -$1.1M -77,068 -53%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$965K -$112K -7,821 -10%
UR
31
USCA RIA
Texas
$950K +$116K +8,100 +14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$715K +$726K +50,762 New
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$712K
WAM
34
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$706K +$717K +50,134 New
HFS
35
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$685K +$12.5K +872 +2%
MIG
36
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$572K -$750K -52,467 -56%
GC
37
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$569K -$406K -28,408 -41%
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$566K -$49.8K -3,481 -8%
MC
39
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$491K +$499K +34,900 New
EML
40
Eos Management LP
New York
$487K +$495K +34,575 New
Squarepoint
41
Squarepoint
New York
$465K +$472K +33,000 New
OFG
42
OTA Financial Group
New York
$378K +$384K +26,878 New
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$367K +$373K +26,063 New
OC
44
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$346K -$12.9K -904 -4%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$338K +$344K +24,023 New
Stifel Financial
46
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$325K -$10.6K -740 -3%
RJT
47
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$258K +$44.9K +3,141 +21%
GEM
48
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$225K
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
49
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$203K +$206K +14,400 New
NP
50
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$192K +$4.06K +284 +2%

FSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

71 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $178M — up 11% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FSD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Third Avenue Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.9M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) as of Q4 2015, up from 59 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $178M of FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND seller in Q4 2015 was Third Avenue Management, an estimated $11.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.