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

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $424M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

333% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 3

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 14

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $334M → $424M (+$89.6M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4858 (+10)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+20.83%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
29
Reduced
14
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$169M -$7.89M -164,412 -4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$99.5M +$52.5M +1,093,150 +107%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.5M +$6.95M +144,834 +50%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$18.7M +$9.56M +199,265 +99%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17.2M +$4.84M +100,782 +38%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$12.2M +$10.8M +224,928 +665%
FMP
7
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$11.9M +$12.2M +254,261 New
HI
8
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$10M +$272K +5,675 +3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$8.04M -$901K -18,765 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.48M +$4.14M +86,246 +284%
BTS
11
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.3M +$4.12M +85,909 +1,546%
CP
12
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$3.96M +$268K +5,587 +7%
VFS
13
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$3.94M +$4.02M +83,827 New
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.6M -$36.1K -752 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.92M -$343K -7,147 -10%
AC
16
AFAM Capital
Texas
$2.24M -$1.05M -21,871 -31%
IH
17
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.12M -$100K -2,092 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.06M -$4.33M -90,234 -67%
ACM
19
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.06M +$2.11M +43,886 New
NPC
20
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.01M +$183K +3,816 +10%
ACM
21
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1.99M +$1.56M +32,406 +323%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$1.8M -$1.17M -24,299 -39%
MMA
23
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$1.46M +$192K +3,990 +15%
AIG
24
American International Group
New York
$1.37M +$40.9K +852 +3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.3M -$178K -3,713 -12%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

58 of the 3,812 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 2015, worth a combined $424M — up 27% from $334M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new HYLS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $52.5M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.89M.

  • 58 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $424M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $52.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q4 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $7.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.