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First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund

88 hedge funds and large institutions have $216M invested in First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8588 (+3)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 29

0.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.38%40.62% (-0.75%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $226M → $216M (-$9.48M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
30
Reduced
29
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.1M +$2.39M +163,241 +5%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$21.1M +$829K +56,634 +4%
KIG
3
Kennedy Investment Group
New Jersey
$16.9M +$182K +12,452 +1%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$15.6M -$436K -29,782 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.1M -$478K -32,611 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.24M -$201K -13,707 -2%
PAIM
7
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$8.07M -$28.7K -1,963 -0.4%
PCM
8
Penserra Capital Management
California
$6.39M +$1.14M +78,094 +22%
COLIM
9
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.08M -$1.08M -74,034 -15%
DADC
10
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$5.54M -$460K -31,439 -8%
WCM
11
Winebrenner Capital Management
Kentucky
$4.9M -$43K -2,934 -0.9%
NA
12
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$4.82M +$1.05M +71,881 +28%
AWA
13
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$4.8M -$131K -8,938 -3%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$4.32M +$498K +34,005 +13%
HA
15
Huntleigh Advisors
Missouri
$4.09M -$4.74M -323,652 -53%
NCM
16
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$3.23M +$197K +13,463 +6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.55M +$168K +11,494 +7%
Osaic Holdings
18
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.53M -$638K -43,577 -20%
OIM
19
Oder Investment Management
California
$2.34M +$64.6K +4,408 +3%
1CP
20
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$2.21M
PAG
21
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$2.1M -$88 -6 -0%
WS
22
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.82M -$22.4K -1,532 -1%
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.77M -$258K -17,628 -13%
IFG
24
Independent Financial Group
California
$1.73M -$200K -13,653 -10%
SFS
25
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.61M +$268K +18,307 +20%

FTHY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

88 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $216M — down 4.2% from $226M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FTHY positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.39M. The largest seller was Huntleigh Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.74M.

  • 88 institutional investors held First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) as of Q3 2025, up from 85 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $216M of First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund stock for Q3 2025, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund positions in Q3 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund buyer in Q3 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.39M added.
  • The largest First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund seller in Q3 2025 was Huntleigh Advisors, an estimated $4.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.