FTHY · Insider Trading
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by FTHY officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | William A Housey Jr | — | Buy | +2,500 | +$32.16K |
| 2026-09-28 | David McGarel | Officer-Investment Adviser | Buy | +10,000 | +$129.25K |
| 2026-09-25 | William A Housey Jr | — | Buy | +5,000 | +$64.50K |
| 2026-09-24 | William A Housey Jr | — | Buy | +5,241 | +$67.86K |
| 2025-08-21 | Kevin L Ziets | — | Buy | +3,000 | +$43.80K |
| 2025-04-23 | James M Dykas | President, CEO | Buy | +400 | +$5.52K |
| 2025-03-13 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +30,000 | +$433.84K |
| 2024-10-02 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +12,130 | +$183.03K |
| 2024-10-01 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +4,370 | +$66.42K |
| 2024-09-11 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +17,000 | +$250.83K |
| 2024-06-18 | David McGarel | Officer-Investment Adviser | Buy | +14,000 | +$196.20K |
| 2024-04-15 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +20,000 | +$281.48K |
| 2024-04-11 | William A Housey Jr | — | Buy | +3,600 | +$51.30K |
| 2024-04-09 | Daniel J Lindquist | Vice President | Buy | +3,500 | +$50.05K |
| 2024-04-04 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +16,000 | +$227.99K |
| 2024-03-27 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +50,000 | +$724.91K |
| 2022-03-08 | James A Bowen | Director | Buy | +20,000 | +$354.72K |
| 2022-02-25 | William A Housey Jr | — | Buy | +3,000 | +$52.95K |
| 2022-02-25 | Jeffrey M Scott | — | Buy | +2,500 | +$44.32K |
| 2021-07-16 | Jeffrey M Scott | — | Buy | +750 | +$15.31K |
| 2021-01-04 | William A Housey Jr | — | Buy | +5,000 | +$99.75K |
| 2020-12-30 | Orlando Purpura | — | Buy | +800 | +$16.02K |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Bowen | Director | 169,500 | $2.16M |
| William A Housey Jr | — | 24,341 | $310.35K |
| David McGarel | Officer-Investment Adviser | 24,000 | $306.00K |
| Kevin L Ziets | — | 3,000 | $38.25K |
| James M Dykas | President, CEO | 200 | $2.55K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the FTHY quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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