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FSD

FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND

Delisted

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

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $158M invested in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $164M → $158M (-$5.22M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7368 (-5)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 14

61% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 36

Holders
68
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.85%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
14
Reduced
36
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$38.5M -$3.69M -265,317 -8%
SCM
2
Saba Capital Management
New York
$26M +$25M +1,794,530 +1,113%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.7M -$5.4M -388,235 -25%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$10.7M -$34.7K -2,490 -0.3%
CP
5
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$8.65M +$322K +23,117 +4%
VIA
6
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$5.08M -$73.6K -5,292 -1%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$4.57M -$351K -25,198 -7%
LCM
8
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.53M +$2.27M +163,036 +92%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.03M +$23.1K +1,657 +0.5%
SIA
10
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$3.52M +$185K +13,292 +5%
AC
11
Almitas Capital
California
$3.1M +$3.25M +233,279 New
RCM
12
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.95M +$3.09M +222,049 New
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.92M -$632K -45,439 -17%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$2.7M
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.47M -$430K -30,932 -14%
CRC
16
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.26M -$547K -39,318 -19%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.98M -$29.5K -2,123 -1%
TJHA
18
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.88M -$128K -9,202 -6%
GC
19
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.78M -$639K -45,905 -26%
WAM
20
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.14M -$478K -34,358 -29%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$951K -$3.31M -237,719 -77%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$943K +$155K +11,154 +19%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$884K -$66.2K -4,758 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$872K -$41.6K -2,989 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$819K +$858K +61,642 New

FSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

68 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $158M — down 3.2% from $164M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FSD and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $5.4M.

  • 68 institutional investors held FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) as of Q4 2018, down from 73 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $158M of FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND stock for Q4 2018, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND buyer in Q4 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $25M added.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND seller in Q4 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $5.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.