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

135 hedge funds and large institutions have $736M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 23

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131135 (+4)

5.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.52%63.61% (-5.9%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $865M → $736M (-$128M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 47

Holders
135
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.05%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
29
Increased
40
Reduced
47
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$118M -$11.6M -248,696 -9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$105M -$39.1M -837,914 -26%
ACM
3
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$51.3M -$18.5M -395,513 -26%
HI
4
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$41.2M +$16.7M +358,580 +64%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$39.7M -$10.9M -233,910 -21%
AWMS
6
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$38.9M -$3.69M -79,050 -8%
JCM
7
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$30.8M -$2.81M -60,159 -8%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.5M -$7.21M -154,547 -21%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$21.5M +$22.3M +478,412 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.4M +$3.89M +83,373 +22%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$17.9M +$1.64M +35,038 +10%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17.3M -$2.49M -53,275 -12%
PI
13
PFS Investments
Georgia
$14.7M +$3.82M +81,796 +35%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$14.3M +$2.7M +57,837 +22%
BFG
15
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$13.3M -$432K -9,259 -3%
FAM
16
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$12.8M -$682K -14,601 -5%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$11.1M +$10.5M +225,897 +1,028%
OMC
18
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$10M +$9.83M +210,546 +1,559%
OCM
19
One Capital Management
California
$6.64M +$736K +15,769 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.27M +$4.48M +96,000 +219%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5.96M +$107K +2,294 +2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
22
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.99M
AT
23
Arden Trust
Delaware
$4.63M +$4.81M +103,129 New
PNC
24
Park National Corp
Ohio
$4.14M +$47.4K +1,016 +1%
CAG
25
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$3.85M +$379K +8,128 +10%

HYLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

135 of the 4,488 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 2018, worth a combined $736M — down 15% from $865M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new HYLS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $39.1M.

  • 135 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) as of Q4 2018, up from 131 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $736M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $22.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $39.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.