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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
LIA
76
Luken Investment Analytics
Tennessee
$1.22M -$71.9K -1,747 -6%
LI
77
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$1.22M -$20.2K -492 -2%
LCWP
78
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners
Arkansas
$1.21M -$61.4K -1,493 -5%
FTUS
79
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.21M +$1.19M +28,846 New
MWAM
80
Manhattan West Asset Management
California
$1.11M
OC
81
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.1M -$1.15M -27,978 -51%
DADC
82
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.09M -$721K -17,519 -40%
CCA
83
Cottonwood Capital Advisors
Utah
$1.06M -$370 -9 -0%
AWA
84
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$1.06M +$226K +5,481 +28%
AWS
85
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.04M -$2.83M -68,842 -73%
WWMSC
86
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1.03M -$13.6K -331 -1%
BWP
87
Balboa Wealth Partners
Arizona
$1M +$985K +23,929 New
SCA
88
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1,000K -$11.6K -281 -1%
Baird Financial Group
89
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$994K +$131K +3,193 +16%
PWM
90
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$969K -$122K -2,957 -11%
BFG
91
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$899K -$57.9K -1,406 -6%
AWM
92
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$882K -$58.9K -1,432 -6%
SOS
93
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$857K -$370 -9 -0%
SA
94
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$792K +$35.4K +859 +5%
SF
95
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$791K -$863K -20,978 -53%
WAM
96
Walker Asset Management
Missouri
$780K
SG
97
StoneX Group
New York
$753K -$38.4K -933 -5%
MML Investors Services
98
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$738K -$105K -2,556 -13%
AA
99
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$733K -$178K -4,319 -20%
MMHP
100
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$731K

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.