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FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND
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FSD was delisted on the 19th of July, 2024.

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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 54 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $254M → $235M (-$18.4M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
54
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$1.37M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.34M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$995K
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$634K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$499K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.9M
2
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$8.03M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$6.55M
4
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$2.25M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$611K +$34.5K +2,020 +6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
27
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$541K – – –
Franklin Resources
28
Franklin Resources
California
$507K -$362K -21,201 -42%
AAM
29
American Asset Management
Florida
$440K +$84.1K +4,925 +24%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$367K +$363K +21,272 New
TJHA
31
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$353K -$458K -26,804 -57%
SPC
32
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$318K +$315K +18,443 New
PPA
33
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$298K +$295K +17,275 New
CAN
34
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$288K -$25.6K -1,500 -8%
AW
35
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$249K +$36K +2,108 New
DWT
36
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$233K – – –
RJT
37
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$222K – – –
RVPG
38
Relative Value Partners Group
$204K – – –
DA
39
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$187K +$546 +32 +0.3%
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$169K -$10.4K -608 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$156K +$22.6K +1,322 +17%
GRP
42
Global Retirement Partners
California
$110K +$12.9K +756 +14%
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$95K -$13.2K -773 -12%
TSW
44
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$70K +$69.2K +4,050 New
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$58K -$12.8K -750 -18%
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$34K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23K – – –
VNA
48
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$23K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
PCM
50
Penserra Capital Management
California
$9K +$803 +47 +9%
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FSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

54 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $235M — down 7.2% from $254M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FSD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.37M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $10.9M.

  • 54 institutional investors held FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) as of Q2 2017, up from 53 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $235M of FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND stock for Q2 2017, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND buyer in Q2 2017 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $1.37M added.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND seller in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.