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

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $652M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $424M → $652M (+$229M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5872 (+14)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
72
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+24.14%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
21
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$149M -$20.7M -443,762 -12%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$140M +$39.1M +838,680 +40%
FTUS
3
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$101M +$99.2M +2,130,660 New
ACM
4
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$59.2M +$56.2M +1,205,824 +2,842%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$25.2M +$4.43M +95,136 +22%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$23M +$4.07M +87,429 +22%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$20.9M +$8.5M +182,524 +71%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.4M +$3.08M +66,119 +18%
FMP
9
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$12.3M +$268K +5,753 +2%
HI
10
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$8.86M -$1.23M -26,499 -12%
JCM
11
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$7.17M +$7.05M +151,283 New
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.12M +$5.99M +128,712 +598%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.95M +$3.27M +70,173 +92%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.33M -$1.74M -37,452 -22%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.64M +$115K +2,463 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.55M +$2.56M +54,925 +88%
MFS
17
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.94M +$3.97M +85,149 +444%
BTS
18
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.75M +$410K +8,806 +10%
CP
19
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$3.99M -$13.5K -289 -0.3%
AWMS
20
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$3.7M +$2.4M +51,471 +193%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
21
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.7M +$2.34M +50,323 +182%
IH
22
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.06M -$74.1K -1,591 -4%
ACM
23
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.06M -$17.5K -375 -0.9%
NPC
24
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.02M -$59.2K -1,271 -3%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.77M +$1.74M +37,279 New

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

72 of the 3,753 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 Q1 2016, worth a combined $652M — up 54% from $424M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new HYLS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $99.2M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $20.7M.

  • 72 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q1 2016, up from 58 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $652M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $99.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q1 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.