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

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.2M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2732 (+5)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.8M → $52.2M (+$7.39M)

14.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.55%54.12% (-14%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
32
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+18.52%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
12
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.4M +$1.86M +36,624 +22%
AG
2
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9.75M +$2.02M +39,938 +26%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$8.13M +$82.5K +1,628 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.84M +$5.28M +104,328 +978%
RFWA
5
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$2.54M +$42K +830 +2%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$2.24M +$2.24M +44,160 New
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.6M -$76.3K -1,507 -5%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.57M -$766K -15,118 -33%
FAAS
9
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.4M -$218K -4,312 -14%
AIM
10
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1.11M -$396K -7,814 -26%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$957K +$284K +5,607 +42%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$787K -$609K -12,027 -44%
IH
13
IFC Holdings
Florida
$779K -$103K -2,043 -12%
NWM
14
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$779K +$508K +10,030 +189%
DADC
15
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$678K -$62.8K -1,239 -8%
NPC
16
National Planning Corporation
California
$572K -$15.5K -306 -3%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$543K -$141K -2,781 -21%
FHA
18
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$402K +$401K +7,924 New
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
$382K +$35.7K +704 +10%
ICOA
20
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$314K +$313K +6,177 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$311K +$102K +2,015 +49%
CA
22
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$282K +$282K +5,570 New
SI
23
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$262K +$25.5K +504 +11%
KA
24
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$254K +$253K +4,995 New
GWM
25
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$217K -$19.3K -381 -8%

HISF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

32 of the 4,017 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 Q1 2017, worth a combined $52.2M — up 16% from $44.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new HISF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, adding an estimated $5.28M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $766K.

  • 32 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) as of Q1 2017, up from 27 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $52.2M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $5.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $766K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.