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

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.9M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.19%59.56% (-1.6%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3230 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.8M → $27.9M (-$1.87M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 13

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
30
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.39%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
1
Increased
9
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$6.25M +$1.29M +29,332 +27%
BAS
2
Breakthru Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$4.16M
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.86M +$384K +8,720 +16%
TI
4
tru Independence
Oregon
$2.62M +$145K +3,280 +6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.69M -$38.3K -869 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.44M -$354K -8,027 -20%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.21M -$87.6K -1,986 -7%
PFS
8
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.13M -$20.5K -466 -2%
PWM
9
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$1.13M +$42.9K +973 +4%
NA
10
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$918K +$5.47K +124 +0.6%
Raymond James Financial
11
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$704K +$44 +1 +0%
PWS
12
Proactive Wealth Strategies
Georgia
$548K -$9.74K -221 -2%
CW
13
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$508K +$85.3K +1,935 +21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$400K -$21.5K -488 -5%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$356K -$98K -2,224 -22%
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$332K -$858K -19,457 -72%
IWC
17
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$302K
AWS
18
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$271K +$265 +6 +0.1%
AWG
19
Altus Wealth Group
Colorado
$260K -$3.75K -85 -1%
AAP
20
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$188K
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$168K +$165K +3,750 +375,000%
AAS
22
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$127K -$83.9K -1,903 -40%
Osaic Holdings
23
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$122K -$17.1K -389 -12%
CIAS
24
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$89.2K -$1.76K -40 -2%
GRP
25
Global Retirement Partners
California
$56.3K +$55.5K +1,259 New

HISF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

30 of the 7,596 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 Q2 2025, worth a combined $27.9M — down 6.3% from $29.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of HISF and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.17M sold.

  • 30 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) as of Q2 2025, down from 32 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $27.9M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 3 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 Q2 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.