FIRST TRUST HY OPPORTUNITIES 2027 Term:FTHY

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    Overview

    As of 3/14/2025

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$14.32$14.96-4.28%
    52 Wk Avg$14.53$15.34-5.23%
    52 Wk High$15.13$15.65-2.73%
    52 Wk Low$13.80$14.92-8.82%
    Regular Distribution TypeManaged Distribution
    Distribution Rate10.47%
    Distribution Amount$0.1250
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The investment objective of the First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund is to provide current income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in high yield debt securities of any maturity that are rated below investment grade at the time of purchase or unrated securities determined by the First Trust Leveraged Finance Team to be of comparable quality. Such securities include U.S. and non-U.S. corporate debt obligations and senior, secured floating rate loans ('Senior Loans').

    Capital Structure

    As of 3/14/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$707.124M
    Total Common Assets:$550.124M
    Common Shares Outstanding:36,772,989
    Leverage

    As of 3/14/2025

    Preferred Share Assets:
    Total Debt (USD): $157.000M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $157.000M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $157.000M
    Effective Leverage (%): 22.20%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 5/31/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees1.65%
    Other Expenses:0.16%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:1.53%
    Total: 3.34%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    First Trust Advisors L.P.

    Portfolio Managers
    Jeffrey Scott, William Housey

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-High Yield
    Ticker: FTHY
    NAV Ticker: XFTHYX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 105,834
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $1.535M
    Inception Date: 6/25/2020
    Inception Share Price: $20.00
    Inception NAV: $20.00
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: Yes
    Fiscal Year End: May 31
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    Distributions

    As of 3/14/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 11/30/2024
    $0.4328
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 3/14/2025
    10.03%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 3/14/2025
    7.58%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 3/14/2025
    6.34%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 3/14/2025
    22.20%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 3/17/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-4.20%
    1 Year-5.23%
    3 Year-8.91%
    5 Year 
    Z-Score

    As of 3/14/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.01
    6 Month-0.12
    1 Year0.57
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 2/28/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF High Yield

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD3.34%1.45%3.31%2.17%
    202415.71%5.77%15.89%8.58%
    202314.63%12.96%15.92%11.97%
    2022-25.58%-15.81%-15.67%-10.18%
    20216.80%2.07%18.38%9.49%
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 2/28/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF High Yield

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 3/14/2025
    6.34%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 2/28/2025
    271
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 5/31/2024
    52.00%
    Average Bond Price:
    As of 2/28/2025
    $97.59
    Asset Allocation

    As of 2/28/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 2/28/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)99.85%
    Corporate Bond84.03%
    Bank Loan15.82%
    Cash Equivalents0.15%
    Cash Equivalents (Super Sector)0.15%
    Top Holdings

    As of 2/28/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    SS&C Technologies, Inc. 5.5%$22.78M3.17%
    Graham Packaging Company Inc 7.125%$13.90M1.94%
    Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 5.125%$13.84M1.93%
    1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company / New Red Finance, Inc. 4%$13.09M1.82%
    Tegna Inc 4.625%$9.74M1.36%
    Go Daddy Operating Company LLC / GD Finance Co Inc 3.5%$9.48M1.32%
    Medline Borrower LP 3.875%$9.24M1.29%
    Cotiviti Term Loan$9.04M1.26%
    United Rentals (North America), Inc. 6%$8.93M1.24%
    Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.5%$8.75M1.22%
    Credit Quality

    As of 2/28/2025

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 2/28/2025

    Country Allocation

    As of 2/28/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income73.30%
    Canada - Fixed Income6.24%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income1.73%
    Netherlands - Fixed Income1.39%
    France - Fixed Income1.11%
    Poland - Fixed Income0.18%
    Finland - Fixed Income0.09%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. In general, managed distributions may be sourced from net investment income, realized gains and return of capital. CEFConnect.com does not undertake to disclose specific information about closed-end fund distribution sources. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

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