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

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 12

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92.9M → $107M (+$14.1M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3135 (+4)

Holders
35
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+12.9%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
14
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$43.7M -$1.75M -33,730 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$17.8M +$17.6M +338,410 +2,840%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$7.58M -$7.97M -153,702 -51%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.17M +$5.89M +113,614 +409%
Janney Montgomery Scott
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.92M +$119K +2,293 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.58M +$402K +7,743 +12%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$3.02M -$170K -3,283 -5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
8
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.95M -$54.4K -1,049 -2%
SFG
9
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.92M +$393K +7,580 +25%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$1.39M +$1.42M +27,400 New
IH
11
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.28M +$1.08M +20,887 +482%
BCM
12
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$1.23M -$758K -14,624 -38%
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$1.13M +$456K +8,799 +65%
SI
14
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.06M +$1.08M +20,918 New
ICOA
15
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$929K -$19.1K -369 -2%
MMA
16
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$786K +$804K +15,500 New
SB
17
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$537K -$73.7K -1,421 -12%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$531K +$543K +10,470 New
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$432K +$442K +8,520 New
VFS
20
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$422K -$11.7K -226 -3%
PTC
21
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$405K -$38.9K -751 -9%
LPT
22
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$389K -$2.59K -50 -0.6%
First Trust Advisors
23
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$375K +$384K +7,400 New
AI
24
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$299K +$306K +5,906 New
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$269K +$118K +2,272 +75%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

35 of the 3,446 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 Q3 2014, worth a combined $107M — up 15% from $92.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new HYLS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, adding an estimated $17.6M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $7.97M.

  • 35 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q3 2014, up from 31 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $107M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $17.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q3 2014 was UBS, an estimated $7.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.