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

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $865M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 38

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127131 (+4)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $834M → $865M (+$30.4M)

1.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.68%69.52% (-1.2%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 96 (-3)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.15%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
20
Increased
53
Reduced
38
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FI
51
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$1.6M +$9.87K +207 +0.6%
CWM
52
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$1.53M +$115K +2,416 +8%
Renaissance Technologies
53
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.5M +$1.49M +31,300 New
FFS
54
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.27M +$237K +4,972 +23%
SCA
55
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.27M -$217K -4,551 -15%
CCA
56
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$1.11M -$170K -3,564 -13%
PAG
57
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.05M +$663K +13,903 +172%
WI
58
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.01M -$486K -10,186 -32%
LI
59
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$950K +$9.82K +206 +1%
HighTower Advisors
60
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$897K -$89.8K -1,883 -9%
MMHP
61
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$890K +$280K +5,880 +46%
MIAN
62
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$806K +$808K +16,945 New
PFS
63
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$796K -$228K -4,793 -22%
QCIG
64
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$761K +$66.6K +1,398 +10%
SI
65
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$711K -$80K -1,679 -10%
GFPC
66
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$660K +$98.2K +2,061 +18%
OMC
67
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$645K +$644K +13,503 New
CL
68
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$634K +$163K +3,415 +35%
KA
69
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$554K
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
70
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$530K -$1.68M -35,300 -76%
SWP
71
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$515K +$514K +10,785 New
WS
72
Wedbush Securities
California
$493K
PCM
73
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
$478K +$477K +10,000 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
74
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$466K +$465K +9,750 New
BTS
75
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$430K -$9.29K -195 -2%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

131 of the 4,375 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 Q3 2018, worth a combined $865M — up 3.6% from $834M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new HYLS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $7.99M. The largest seller was Aviance Capital Management, cutting an estimated $19.7M.

  • 131 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q3 2018, up from 127 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $865M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $7.99M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $19.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.