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

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.2M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 3

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.7M → $38.2M (+$12.5M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1619 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
19
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
0.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
11
Reduced
3
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.4M +$6.32M +122,959 +52%
CP
2
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$3.62M +$159K +3,094 +5%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$3.46M +$3.45M +67,075 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.98M +$50.5K +982 +2%
B
5
Baird
Wisconsin
$2M +$296K +5,768 +18%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$1.72M +$711K +13,826 +71%
SFG
7
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.16M +$77.2K +1,503 +7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.12M +$64.5K +1,255 +6%
SB
9
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.01M +$1.01M +19,602 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$886K +$108K +2,097 +14%
VKH
11
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$431K -$184K -3,588 -30%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$406K +$404K +7,869 New
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$280K +$219K +4,258 +361%
IH
14
IFC Holdings
Florida
$256K +$34.8K +677 +16%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$204K -$127K -2,465 -38%
PTC
16
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$118K +$117K +2,279 New
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$65K -$10.5K -205 -14%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$56K +$5.14K +100 +10%
MFS
19
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$37K +$37.3K +725 New
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$877K -17,386 Closed
TRCT
21
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1K -10 Closed

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

19 of the 3,445 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 2013, worth a combined $38.2M — up 49% from $25.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new HYLS positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.32M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $877K sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q4 2013, up from 16 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $38.2M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.32M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $877K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.