FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND - Common Shares (FTHY) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q2 2020 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Shares
Symbol
FTHY on NYSE
Shares outstanding
36,646,645
Price per share
$14.18
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
15,646,236
Total reported value
$220,146,878
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+708,284
Value change
+$9,933,454
Number of holders
94
Price from insider filings
$14.18
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND - Common Shares (FTHY) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
MORGAN STANLEY 7.6% $39,493,356 2,785,145 Morgan Stanley 31 Dec 2025
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 6.6% $34,048,992 2,419,971 Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 94 institutional investors reported holding 15,646,236 shares of FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND - Common Shares (FTHY). This represents 43% of the company’s total 36,646,645 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND - Common Shares (FTHY) together control 38% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
MORGAN STANLEY 8% 2,926,092 -12% 0% $41,170,129
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 6.6% 2,419,971 +66% 0.68% $34,049,000
KENNEDY INVESTMENT GROUP 3.2% 1,179,585 +0.98% 6.3% $16,596,764
RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.8% 1,017,905 -5.4% 0.68% $14,321,923
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.3% 827,076 +49% 0.68% $11,636,958
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.9% 680,542 -2.2% 0% $9,575,000
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 1.7% 629,803 -1.2% 0.01% $8,861,336
Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.3% 485,964 +10% 0.08% $6,837,000
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 1.2% 427,084 +1.8% 0.45% $6,009,072
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.96% 353,516 -7.5% 0.03% $4,973,973
WINEBRENNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% 321,309 -5% 3% $4,520,824
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.87% 317,785 -4.5% 0.02% $4,471,235
LPL Financial LLC 0.86% 313,792 +5.3% 0% $4,415,049
Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.63% 230,788 0.8% $3,247,187
Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. 0.54% 196,255 +19% 1.8% $2,761,000
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.52% 191,498 +8.9% 0.01% $2,694,000
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.52% 191,152 +10% 0% $2,689,527
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 0.48% 175,292 +15% 0.17% $2,466,358
Narwhal Capital Management 0.42% 154,983 -30% 0.16% $2,180,609
Oder Investment Management, LLC 0.42% 154,861 -3.9% 1.6% $2,178,889
Private Advisory Group LLC 0.38% 140,817 -2.9% 0.16% $1,981,298
Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.37% 137,128 +23% 0.61% $1,929,391
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.35% 128,421 +2.4% 0.05% $1,807,000
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.34% 124,466 +1.6% 0.01% $1,751,240
Noble Wealth Management PBC 0.3% 108,454 +477% 0.77% $1,525,948

Institutional Holders of FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND - Common Shares (FTHY) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 15,646,236 $220,146,878 +$9,933,454 $14.07 94
2025 Q3 14,818,849 $214,707,192 -$1,202,517 $14.49 87
2025 Q2 15,082,423 $223,937,870 +$7,280,672 $14.85 84
2025 Q1 14,594,735 $210,876,932 +$7,350,514 $14.45 87
2024 Q4 14,184,715 $205,378,738 +$10,582,423 $14.48 88
2024 Q3 12,397,139 $187,318,001 -$1,079,183 $15.12 79
2024 Q2 12,511,645 $179,157,723 -$16,129,441 $14.32 80
2024 Q1 13,503,470 $196,098,436 -$17,045,774 $14.54 79
2023 Q4 14,690,510 $204,637,594 +$4,440,684 $13.93 83
2023 Q3 14,254,985 $189,840,245 +$7,568,789 $13.32 78
2023 Q2 13,686,955 $187,674,874 +$5,098,158 $13.72 74
2023 Q1 13,214,620 $184,136,262 -$390,023 $13.96 71
2022 Q4 13,458,601 $181,448,109 +$12,626,322 $13.48 78
2022 Q3 11,430,935 $153,901,663 +$6,885,686 $13.47 60
2022 Q2 10,903,266 $158,479,492 +$27,706,347 $14.53 67
2022 Q1 8,960,086 $157,093,320 +$2,547,068 $17.41 59
2021 Q4 8,641,310 $175,014,000 +$7,156,184 $20.22 46
2021 Q3 7,770,473 $159,673,000 +$11,254,596 $20.55 35
2021 Q2 7,309,491 $146,658,000 +$13,840,506 $20.05 38
2021 Q1 6,549,581 $130,017,650 +$23,200,462 $19.85 36
2020 Q4 5,297,314 $107,424,000 +$28,869,262 $20.32 34
2020 Q3 3,670,860 $74,125,000 +$34,473,181 $20.15 23
2020 Q2 1,801,827 $36,538,000 +$36,538,000 $20.23 15