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

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $784M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 3

161% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 18

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7486 (+12)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $704M → $784M (+$79.9M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+16.22%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
16
Increased
47
Reduced
18
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$189M +$19.5M +401,296 +12%
First Trust Advisors
2
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$173M +$4.71M +97,036 +3%
ACM
3
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$63.4M -$4.75M -97,929 -7%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$47.2M +$4M +82,344 +9%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36.4M +$7.93M +163,328 +28%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$34M +$6.67M +137,295 +24%
HI
7
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$28.1M +$28.1M +578,088 New
FTUS
8
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$19.7M -$13M -267,103 -40%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$14.3M +$931K +19,175 +7%
FMP
10
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$12.4M -$150K -3,084 -1%
WP
11
WealthSource Partners
California
$11.5M +$1.37M +28,226 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$1.67M +34,398 +19%
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.21M +$9.2M +189,462 New
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.93M -$30.8K -634 -0.3%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$8.41M +$1.91M +39,280 +29%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.14M +$406K +8,369 +5%
AWMS
17
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$7.84M +$1.57M +32,410 +25%
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7.33M -$1.09M -22,382 -13%
JCM
19
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.34M -$197K -4,051 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.69M -$253K -5,217 -4%
BFG
21
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$5.07M +$5.08M +104,553 New
1IA
22
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$4.94M +$2.93M +60,274 +146%
MMA
23
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$4.39M +$1.01M +20,888 +30%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.38M +$498K +10,255 +13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.05M +$151K +3,108 +4%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

86 of the 3,748 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 2016, worth a combined $784M — up 11% from $704M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new HYLS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.1M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, cutting an estimated $16.4M.

  • 86 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q3 2016, up from 74 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $784M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $28.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $16.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.