What happened
FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND (NYSE: FTHY) reported that Officer-Investment Adviser David Mcgarel bought 10,000 Common Shares on 2026-09-25. The Form 4 lists a price of $12.9247 per share and about $129,247 in total, giving investors the size of the transaction in dollars. It also gives the trade a public timestamp for later comparison.
Table I marks the transaction code as P and shows the shares as acquired. Mcgarel reported 24,000 shares beneficially owned after the buy, and the form shows that ownership as direct in the non-derivative table. That ties the reported change to the common share position.
Key numbers
| Metric | Latest | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Shares acquired | 10,000 shares | SEC Form 4 | |
| Price per Common Share | $12.9247 | SEC Form 4 | |
| Total purchase value | about $129,247 | SEC Form 4 | |
| Shares beneficially owned after the transaction | 24,000 shares | SEC Form 4 |
Why it matters
For investors, the filing sets a clean ownership baseline for one officer. The purchase was about 71.4% of the holding before the trade, which makes the buy large relative to the earlier stake.
The dollar value of about $129,247 lets readers size the transaction against the prior stake and compare later filings against the same reference point. The filing also identifies Mcgarel as Officer-Investment Adviser, so the change is tied to a named reporting role.
The filing keeps the focus on ownership and the reported trade details. It records a single purchase in Table I, so it is a snapshot of ownership rather than a broader reading on the fund. That is the main public context investors get from the filing.
The main counterargument is that this is still one Form 4 from one reporting person. One buy can establish a baseline, but it does not by itself show a pattern or a second confirmation.
What's next
The next comparison point is any later Form 4 from Mcgarel, measured against the 24,000-share post-trade holding. If the stake rises, investors get another data point, and if it stays flat, this filing remains the benchmark.
Those later filings would be the cleanest way to test whether the reported stake is stable or changing.
Sources
- SEC Form 4 — Form 4 reporting David Mcgarel's 10,000-share purchase and 24,000-share post-trade holding.
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