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

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 23

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $837M → $889M (+$52M)

2.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.53%72.08% (+2.6%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9597 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

Holders
97
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.11%
% of All Funds
2.42%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
16
Increased
50
Reduced
23
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$200M +$3.17M +64,408 +2%
First Trust Advisors
2
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$185M -$3.79M -76,931 -2%
ACM
3
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$97.7M +$4.11M +83,384 +4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$48.2M +$8.1M +164,398 +20%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36M -$8.1M -164,426 -18%
JCM
6
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$33.1M +$14.8M +299,903 +80%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31M +$432K +8,760 +1%
AWMS
8
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$30.5M +$8.55M +173,529 +39%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$18.2M +$709K +14,382 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.4M +$1.17M +23,753 +9%
BFG
11
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$14.4M +$1.01M +20,443 +8%
FAM
12
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$14.1M +$14.2M +287,254 +108,808%
FMP
13
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$12.5M +$230K +4,677 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.9M +$1.36M +27,590 +14%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.84M -$657K -13,337 -6%
MML Investors Services
16
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$8.59M +$1.23M +24,880 +17%
FTUS
17
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$8.19M +$4.55M +92,387 +124%
1IA
18
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$7.41M +$252K +5,107 +4%
MMA
19
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$6.9M -$61.3K -1,243 -0.9%
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.69M +$3.24M +65,743 +93%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$5.1M +$5.13M +104,031 New
MIFH
22
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$5M +$694K +14,092 +16%
FAAS
23
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$4.4M +$277K +5,630 +7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.27M +$387K +7,847 +10%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.14M +$105K +2,124 +3%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

97 of the 4,011 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 2017, worth a combined $889M — up 6.2% from $837M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new HYLS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Capital Management, adding an estimated $14.8M. The largest seller was BB&T Securities, cutting an estimated $9.35M.

  • 97 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q3 2017, up from 95 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $889M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Janney Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q3 2017 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $9.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.