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

15 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.7M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1315 (+2)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.6M → $15.7M (+$2.08M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
15
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.39%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
4
Reduced
6
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$5.39M +$3.19M +67,547 +138%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.55M -$9.44K -200 -0.2%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$2.32M
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$1.33M -$144K -3,042 -10%
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$895K -$1.16M -24,515 -56%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$628K -$63.1K -1,338 -9%
GS
7
Girard Securities
California
$217K +$219K +4,640 New
MFS
8
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$154K +$35.3K +748 +29%
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
$83K +$81.4K +1,724 +2,362%
IA
10
IFP Advisors
Florida
$72K +$72.9K +1,544 New
TFA
11
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$47K -$70.8K -1,500 -60%
BFEC
12
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$5K
WA
13
WFG Advisors
Texas
$4K +$47 +1 +1%
TRCT
14
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$13.9K -295 -95%

HISF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

15 of the 3,812 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 2015, worth a combined $15.7M — up 15% from $13.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new HISF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $3.19M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, cutting an estimated $1.16M.

  • 15 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) as of Q4 2015, up from 13 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $15.7M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 0 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 Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.19M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $1.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.