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

135 hedge funds and large institutions have $736M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 23

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131135 (+4)

5.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.52%63.61% (-5.9%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $865M → $736M (-$128M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 47

Holders
135
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.05%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
29
Increased
40
Reduced
47
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
51
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.4M -$6.12M -131,173 -81%
FAAS
52
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.36M -$697K -14,937 -33%
HIS
53
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.33M +$1.33M +28,552 New
GWMIA
54
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1.18M +$1.23M +26,254 New
UR
55
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.16M -$1.39M -29,815 -54%
BWCS
56
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$1.14M +$1.19M +25,468 New
SCA
57
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.14M -$50.8K -1,088 -4%
CCA
58
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$951K -$96.3K -2,062 -9%
SWP
59
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$946K +$481K +10,302 +96%
PFS
60
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$848K +$92.3K +1,978 +12%
TSS
61
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$845K +$879K +18,833 New
MMHP
62
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$779K -$58.3K -1,249 -7%
QCIG
63
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$761K +$49.6K +1,063 +7%
LI
64
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$747K -$156K -3,339 -17%
SB
65
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$701K +$730K +15,631 New
SI
66
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$675K +$8.64K +185 +1%
PWPS
67
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$644K +$670K +14,348 New
IWM
68
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$609K +$633K +13,568 New
APC
69
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$592K +$616K +13,206 New
SIA
70
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$591K +$615K +13,181 New
IA
71
IFP Advisors
Florida
$590K -$10.2M -218,344 -94%
HighTower Advisors
72
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$577K -$274K -5,875 -31%
WS
73
Wedbush Securities
California
$543K +$84K +1,799 +17%
GFPC
74
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$523K -$100K -2,145 -16%
KA
75
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$520K

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

135 of the 4,488 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 Q4 2018, worth a combined $736M — down 15% from $865M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new HYLS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $39.1M.

  • 135 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q4 2018, up from 131 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $736M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $22.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $39.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.