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

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.9M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 6

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.9M → $92.9M (+$25M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2931 (+2)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
31
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+6.9%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$47.2M +$20.4M +388,905 +77%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$16M +$2.74M +52,265 +21%
Janney Montgomery Scott
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$7.07M +$129K +2,470 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.32M +$210K +4,008 +7%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$3.32M +$500K +9,542 +18%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
6
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.1M +$48.5K +925 +2%
BCM
7
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2M +$2.04M +38,889 New
SFG
8
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.59M +$323K +6,168 +26%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.46M +$441K +8,421 +43%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.3M -$197K -3,760 -13%
B
11
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.09M -$17K -324 -2%
ICOA
12
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$983K +$981K +18,716 New
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$710K +$100K +1,909 +16%
SB
14
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$632K -$119K -2,266 -16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$628K +$157K +2,992 +34%
PTC
16
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$461K -$80.1K -1,528 -15%
VFS
17
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$450K +$43.6K +832 +11%
LPT
18
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$407K +$405K +7,720 New
BFEC
19
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$267K +$229K +4,364 +623%
IH
20
IFC Holdings
Florida
$229K -$33K -630 -13%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$159K +$107K +2,033 +203%
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$134K +$73.4K +1,400 +123%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$108K +$108K +2,054 New
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$99K +$62.1K +1,185 +169%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$77K +$9.8K +187 +15%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

31 of the 3,479 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 2014, worth a combined $92.9M — up 37% from $67.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new HYLS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $20.4M. The largest seller was Camelot Portfolios, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.46M sold.

  • 31 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q2 2014, up from 29 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $92.9M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $20.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Camelot Portfolios, an estimated $3.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.