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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
RF
201
Rossby Financial
Florida
$24.6K +$370 +9 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
202
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20.9K
ADL
203
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$12.8K +$12.6K +306 New
MIM
204
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$10.9K
CA
205
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$9.82K -$7.37K -179 -43%
NWM
206
Nova Wealth Management
Florida
$8.28K
ACA
207
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$7.82K +$7.7K +187 New
Q1WB
208
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$6.27K -$41 -1 -0.7%
William Blair & Company
209
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$5.94K +$3.95K +96 +209%
FFA
210
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$4.64K +$576 +14 +14%
TAM
211
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$4.6K -$41 -1 -0.9%
AIP
212
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$4.33K +$82 +2 +2%
SIS
213
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$4.22K
T
214
Transce3nd
Texas
$1.76K
NMG
215
New Millennium Group
Utah
$1.42K
SFA
216
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$600
MAM
217
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
-$1.32M -32,164 Closed
Goldman Sachs
218
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.06M -25,873 Closed
WA
219
WESPAC Advisors
California
-$653K -15,908 Closed
FA
220
Flagstar Advisors
New York
-$581K -14,164 Closed
VCM
221
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
-$564K -13,744 Closed
CWP
222
Core Wealth Partners
California
-$553K -13,473 Closed
HighTower Advisors
223
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$284K -6,913 Closed
EGM
224
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
-$259K -6,322 Closed
SPC
225
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$259K -6,314 Closed

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.