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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

10 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 910 (+1)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.5M → $15.2M (-$1.3M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 4

Holders
10
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.27%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
3
Reduced
4
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5M -$87K -1,735 -2%
Deutsche Bank
2
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.75M -$95.3K -1,900 -3%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$2.52M
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.18M -$844K -16,821 -28%
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.38M -$422K -8,410 -24%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$372K +$338K +6,747 +1,194%
BFEC
7
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$31K +$5.02K +100 +20%
TRCT
8
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K +$2.31K +46 +460%
NPC
9
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.5K +$2.51K +50 New
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
-$552K -11,100 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
11
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$50 +1 New

HISF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

10 of the 3,751 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 Q4 2014, worth a combined $15.2M — down 7.9% from $16.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new HISF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $338K. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, cutting an estimated $844K.

  • 10 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) as of Q4 2014, up from 9 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.2M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $338K added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $844K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.