FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND (FTHY)

Latest Insider Confidence Score

2025Q4

52.7
Bullish

Company insider confidence (by quarter)

2020Q2 2025Q4

Largest shareholders

Insider Role (last 12 mo) Shares held Filed at
Bowen James A Director 169,500 Mar 13, 2025
McGarel David Officer-Investment Adviser 14,000 Jun 18, 2024
Housey William A Jr Other 11,600 Apr 11, 2024
First Trust Portfolios Lp 5,000 Jun 25, 2020
Lindquist Daniel J President 3,500 Apr 9, 2024

Recent buy/sell transactions

Exec date Filing date Insider Role Signal Confidence Shares % of shares Under plan? Amount (USD)
Sep 5, 2025 Driscoll Thomas J. Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Aug 20, 2025 Aug 21, 2025 Ziets Kevin L Other Buy 91.3 +3,000 100.00% $43.8K
Aug 12, 2025 Ziets Kevin L PORTFOLIO MANAGER Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Apr 22, 2025 Apr 23, 2025 Dykas James M CEO Buy 90.0 +400 100.00% $5.5K
Mar 12, 2025 Mar 13, 2025 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 97.5 +30,000 21.51% $433.8K
Oct 1, 2024 Oct 2, 2024 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 90.0 +12,130 9.52% $183K
Sep 30, 2024 Oct 1, 2024 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 87.5 +4,370 3.67% $66.4K
Sep 10, 2024 Sep 11, 2024 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 97.5 +17,000 16.04% $250.8K
Jun 18, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 MCGAREL DAVID Officer-Investment Adviser Buy 95.0 +14,000 100.00% $196.2K
Apr 18, 2024 MALTBIE DEREK CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Apr 12, 2024 Apr 15, 2024 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 97.5 +20,000 23.26% $281.5K
Apr 10, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR Other Buy 95.0 +3,600 45.00% $51.3K
Apr 8, 2024 Apr 9, 2024 LINDQUIST DANIEL J President Buy 95.0 +3,500 100.00% $50K
Apr 3, 2024 Apr 4, 2024 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 95.0 +16,000 22.86% $228K
Mar 26, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 97.5 +50,000 250.00% $724.9K
Sep 12, 2023 Wright Bronwyn Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Mar 7, 2022 Mar 8, 2022 BOWEN JAMES A Director Buy 97.5 +20,000 100.00% $354.7K
Feb 24, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 Scott Jeffrey M Other Buy 91.3 +2,500 333.33% $44.3K
Feb 24, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR Other Buy 95.0 +3,000 60.00% $52.9K
Nov 5, 2021 DENISE M KEEFE Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Aug 17, 2021 BROWN KATHLEEN WIELAND Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Aug 17, 2021 DEHLER KELLY CATHERINE Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jul 15, 2021 Jul 16, 2021 Scott Jeffrey M Other Buy 91.3 +750 100.00% $15.3K
Apr 14, 2021 PURPURA ORLANDO Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Dec 29, 2020 Jan 4, 2021 HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR Other Buy 95.0 +5,000 100.00% $99.7K
Dec 29, 2020 Dec 30, 2020 PURPURA ORLANDO Other Buy 91.3 +800 100.00% $16K
Jul 6, 2020 Scott Jeffrey M Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jul 2, 2020 FRISKE SCOTT MICHAEL Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 PURPURA ORLANDO Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 TESTIN ROGER Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 BROWN KATHLEEN WIELAND Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 FALLOW CHRISTOPHER R President Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 LINDQUIST DANIEL J President Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 MCGAREL DAVID Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 MAHER KRISTI A Asst. Secretary and CCO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 JARDINE W SCOTT Secretary Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 Swade Donald CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 Dykas James M CEO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 ROGGENSACK ANDY Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 BOWEN JAMES A Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 NIELSON NIEL B Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 KEITH ROBERT F Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 KADLEC THOMAS R Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -
Jun 25, 2020 ERICKSON RICHARD E Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% -