James A Bowen bought $434k of FTHY
director, other at FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND. 30,000 shares at an average of $14.46, traded Mar 12, 2025, filed Mar 13, 2025.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +17Trade size$434k at market
- +6Relative to holdingsHoldings up 22%
- 0Price contextNo price history yet
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m -4.1%, 3m +3.3%, 6m +8.5%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001445546-25-002024, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Shares | +30,000 | $14.46 | $434k | 169,500 | Mar 13, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Weak | FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | William A Housey Jr other | $32k 2,500 shares | +11% | |
| 44Moderate | FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | David McGarel Officer-Investment Adviser | $129k 10,000 shares | +71% | |
| 35Weak | FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | William A Housey Jr other | $65k 5,000 shares | +30% | |
| 30Weak | FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | William A Housey Jr other | $68k 5,241 shares | +45% | |
| 22Weak | FTHYbuy FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | Kevin L Ziets other | $44k 3,000 shares | - | |
| 43Moderate | FTHYbuy FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | James M Dykas President, CEO | $5,521 400 shares | - | |
| 31Weak | FTHYbuy FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | James A Bowen director, other | $251k 17,000 shares | +16% | |
| 35Weak | FTHYbuy FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | David McGarel Officer-Investment Adviser | $196k 14,000 shares | - | |
| 55Moderate | FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | James A Bowen director, other | $281k 20,000 shares | +23% | |
| 36Weak | FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND | William A Housey Jr other | $51k 3,600 shares | +45% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.