First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF
HISF
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.1M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 11
4.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.91% → 54.29% (-4.6%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $47.5M → $45.1M (-$2.41M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 33 (-2)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.04M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$878K |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$326K |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$247K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$164K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.73M |
| 2 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
-$2.35M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.3M |
| 4 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$899K |
| 5 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
-$174K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSTAM
26
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
| $44K | +$44.6K | +900 | New |
|
27
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| $33K | +$3.02K | +61 | +10% |
|
|
FHA
28
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| $31K | +$446 | +9 | +1% |
|
|
QCIG
29
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Davenport,
Iowa
| $23K | – | – | – |
|
|
CWA
30
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Peoria,
Arizona
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
31
AlphaMark Advisors
Ft. Wright,
Kentucky
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
32
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$2.73M | -56,616 | Closed |
|
|
RJFSA
34
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$899K | -18,293 | Closed |
|
|
WP
35
WealthShield Partners
Cary,
North Carolina
| – | -$25K | -500 | Closed |
|
36
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$16K | -322 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$3K | -57 | Closed |
|
HISF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
33 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $45.1M — down 5.1% from $47.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of HISF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.04M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.73M sold.
- 33 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) as of Q3 2018, down from 35 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $45.1M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.04M added.
- The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.73M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.