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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF

216 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.02B (-$6.23M)

2.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.28%60.18% (-2.1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 222216 (-6)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 97

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
216
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
77
Reduced
97
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NA
26
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$5.76M +$652K +15,854 +13%
VAS
27
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$5.4M +$2.67M +64,777 +101%
HAS
28
HBW Advisory Services
California
$5.29M +$196K +4,769 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.27M -$3.27M -79,412 -39%
PG
30
Prostatis Group
Maryland
$5.12M +$751K +18,249 +18%
VWA
31
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$5.03M +$45.1K +1,097 +0.9%
BCP
32
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$4.45M +$4.38M +106,461 New
SWP
33
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$4.42M -$31.2K -757 -0.7%
SI
34
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$4.4M -$49.1K -1,194 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.87M -$444K -10,781 -10%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.51M +$4.61K +112 +0.1%
CIA
37
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$3.29M -$5.7M -138,442 -64%
QCIG
38
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$3.19M +$105K +2,550 +3%
Citadel Advisors
39
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.01M +$2.96M +71,993 New
JCM
40
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.96M -$8.81K -214 -0.3%
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
41
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$2.88M -$525K -12,755 -16%
BFA
42
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.77M +$84.4K +2,052 +3%
PAG
43
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$2.76M +$187K +4,543 +7%
WS
44
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.69M -$436K -10,587 -14%
KAS
45
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.65M -$67.8K -1,647 -3%
DWM
46
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$2.64M -$125K -3,049 -5%
OPAM
47
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$2.52M
AssetMark Inc
48
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.42M +$83K +2,018 +4%
PFS
49
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.42M +$10.2K +248 +0.4%
EE
50
EWG Elevate
California
$2.39M -$2.13M -51,833 -48%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

216 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.02B — down 0.61% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of HYLS and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.6M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $13.8M.

  • 216 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q2 2025, down from 222 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 0.61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $17.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q2 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $13.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.