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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 $173M invested in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $173M (-$5.62M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6967 (-2)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 25

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
67
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.9%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
19
Reduced
25
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$45.3M -$4.88M -326,976 -10%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42M +$546K +36,643 +1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.3M -$1.9M -127,177 -12%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$7.21M -$367K -24,603 -5%
SIA
5
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$6.99M +$2.39M +160,397 +53%
CP
6
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$6.9M -$1.63M -109,436 -19%
VIA
7
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$5.79M +$321K +21,525 +6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$5.4M -$246K -16,484 -4%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.81M +$24.8K +1,664 +0.5%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.14M +$1.62M +108,816 +66%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.66M -$910K -61,003 -20%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$3.08M
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.69M +$5.37K +360 +0.2%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.64M +$331K +22,179 +14%
BI
15
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$1.95M +$1.92M +128,476 New
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.56M +$575K +38,523 +60%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.15M -$1.33M -89,035 -54%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.04M +$106K +7,113 +12%
GC
19
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$788K +$131K +8,773 +20%
MAFM
20
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$774K -$202K -13,576 -21%
6M
21
6 Meridian
Kansas
$771K -$64.4K -4,318 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$740K -$12.8K -861 -2%
CCP
23
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$605K +$595K +39,900 New
BRWA
24
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$562K +$805 +54 +0.1%
SKK
25
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$549K

FSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

67 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $173M — down 3.1% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FSD and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.78M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.88M.

  • 67 institutional investors held FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND (FSD) as of Q3 2019, down from 69 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $173M of FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND stock for Q3 2019, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND buyer in Q3 2019 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $3.78M added.
  • The largest FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND seller in Q3 2019 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $4.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.