Over the last 12 months, two First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund the people running the company purchased shares at market prices, about $294,000 in total, and none of them sold.
Biggest single buyer: MCGAREL DAVID, Officer, with roughly $129,000.
Zooming out by quarter: Last full quarter: net buying by insiders. Insiders bought in 4 of the last 7 full quarters. 815 investment managers listed FTHY in their latest 13F filings (Q2 2026); more funds bought than sold.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR | Other | Buy | 2,500 | $12.87 | $32K | SEC |
| Sep 28, 2026 | MCGAREL DAVID | Officer | Buy | 10,000 | $12.92 | $129K | SEC |
| Sep 25, 2026 | HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR | Other | Buy | 5,000 | $12.90 | $64K | SEC |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR | Other | Buy | 241 | $12.92 | $3K | SEC |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HOUSEY WILLIAM A JR | Other | Buy | 5,000 | $12.95 | $65K | SEC |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Ziets Kevin L | Other | Buy | 3,000 | $14.60 | $44K | SEC |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Dykas James M | CEO | Buy | 200 | $13.80 | $3K | SEC |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Dykas James M | CEO | Buy | 200 | $13.81 | $3K | SEC |
| Mar 13, 2025 | BOWEN JAMES A | Director | Buy | 30,000 | $14.46 | $434K | SEC |
| Oct 2, 2024 | BOWEN JAMES A | Director | Buy | 12,130 | $15.09 | $183K | SEC |
| Oct 1, 2024 | BOWEN JAMES A | Director | Buy | 4,370 | $15.20 | $66K | SEC |
| Sep 11, 2024 | BOWEN JAMES A | Director | Buy | 17,000 | $14.75 | $251K | SEC |
| Jun 18, 2024 | MCGAREL DAVID | Officer | Buy | 6,000 | $14.02 | $84K | SEC |
| Jun 18, 2024 | MCGAREL DAVID | Officer | Buy | 5,000 | $14.01 | $70K | SEC |
| Jun 18, 2024 | MCGAREL DAVID | Officer | Buy | 3,000 | $14.01 | $42K | SEC |
In the last 12 months First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund insiders made open-market purchases worth about $294,000 and sales worth about $0. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.
The most recent open-market insider trade in FTHY was filed on 2026-09-29.
815 investment managers reported holding FTHY in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
No congressional trades in FTHY were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.
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