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

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $334M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

540% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 5

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4548 (+3)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $334M (-$8.42M)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
5
Increased
32
Reduced
5
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$181M -$30M -603,502 -14%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$49.4M +$6.75M +135,790 +15%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.1M +$2.97M +59,841 +26%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.7M +$3.49M +70,205 +36%
HI
5
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$10M +$10.3M +207,694 New
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$9.67M +$918K +18,464 +10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.14M +$1.18M +23,668 +14%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.46M +$2.91M +58,524 +77%
CP
9
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$3.79M -$88.8K -1,787 -2%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.72M +$51.9K +1,045 +1%
AC
11
AFAM Capital
Texas
$3.35M -$1.97M -39,648 -36%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.34M +$605K +12,165 +21%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$3.01M +$177K +3,567 +6%
IH
14
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.3M +$239K +4,814 +11%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.03M +$454K +9,130 +28%
NPC
16
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.95M +$1.75M +35,283 +772%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$1.63M +$1.59M +31,993 +1,753%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
18
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.53M +$6.41K +129 +0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.46M +$332K +6,672 +28%
ICOA
20
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.41M +$69.6K +1,400 +5%
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$1.36M +$6.26K +126 +0.4%
MMA
22
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$1.3M +$203K +4,075 +18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.17M +$34.2K +689 +3%
BA
24
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$1.17M +$29.8K +600 +3%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.09M +$634K +12,752 +130%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

48 of the 3,582 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 2015, worth a combined $334M — down 2.5% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new HYLS positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hudock Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $30M.

  • 48 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q3 2015, up from 45 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $334M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 1 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 2015 was Hudock Inc, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q3 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $30M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.