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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
Bank of Montreal
176
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$116K -$19.3K -469 -14%
DFA
177
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$114K +$206 +5 +0.2%
MCM
178
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$108K -$1.93K -47 -2%
EWA
179
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$108K +$105K +2,540 +7,056%
GWSG
180
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$91.9K +$576 +14 +0.6%
CAL
181
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$87K
PS
182
Principal Securities
Iowa
$84.7K +$9.26K +225 +13%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
183
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$83.8K +$38.6K +937 +88%
TWM
184
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$83.6K
GRP
185
Global Retirement Partners
California
$81.6K +$80.3K +1,951 New
JP Morgan Chase
186
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$58.2K +$34.6K +841 +153%
CHC
187
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$56.7K
TSMHT
188
Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
Indiana
$53K
SS
189
SBI Securities
Japan
$48.3K +$1.4K +34 +3%
NS
190
NBC Securities
Alabama
$47K -$11.9K -290 -20%
MWM
191
MGB Wealth Management
Texas
$41.8K
GI
192
GAMMA Investing
California
$39.1K +$20.2K +490 +110%
PSFG
193
Park Square Financial Group
Georgia
$36.4K -$5.51K -134 -13%
BCMLT
194
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$36.2K
CFD
195
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$34.1K -$13.1K -318 -28%
AIC
196
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$29.3K
MIFH
197
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$26K
RFA
198
Register Financial Advisors
Georgia
$25.8K
WSFS
199
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$25K -$823 -20 -3%
IA
200
IFP Advisors
Florida
$24.9K +$10.5K +254 +74%

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.