HIGHLAND OPPORTUNITIES HFRO
HIGHLAND INCOME · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 43010E404
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $7.68.
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 95 |
| Q4 2022 | 102 |
| Q1 2023 | 100 |
| Q2 2023 | 98 |
| Q3 2023 | 107 |
| Q4 2023 | 106 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 52 | 35 |
| Q1 2023 | 49 | 42 |
| Q2 2023 | 46 | 41 |
| Q3 2023 | 54 | 33 |
| Q4 2023 | 53 | 41 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +4.6m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +590.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +432.4k |
| Advisor Resource Council | New | +221.1k |
| Camelot Portfolios, LLC | Added | +168.8k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | Added | +152.4k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Added | +118.1k |
| Matisse Capital | Added | +115.0k |
| Creative Planning | New | +105.7k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Added | +88.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Atlas Wealth LLC | Sold out | -880.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Reduced | -134.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -67.7k |
| Arlington Capital Management, Inc. | Sold out | -51.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -45.2k |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO | Reduced | -43.7k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | Reduced | -41.9k |
| Aristides Capital LLC | Reduced | -30.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -22.0k |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | Reduced | -21.1k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
+1.1 pts · filed 2026-06-04
Stated purposeNot Applicable. Full filing |
10.5% |
| DONDERO JAMES D 13D · may seek influence +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 9.6% |
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-02-11 | 5.1% |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2025-10-29 | 5.0% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $8.6k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.0m $69.4m | Added +4.6m |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 8.54% of their portfolio | 3.0m $23.3m | Added +152.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $14.2m | Reduced -67.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $11.1m | Reduced -45.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $10.7m | Added +432.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $9.5m | Reduced -20.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.1m | Added +590.4k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 984.3k $7.6m | Added +68.1k |
| NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.07% of their portfolio | 918.0k $7.1m | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 674.1k $5.2m | Added +1.7k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 624.9k $4.8m | Added +88.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.3k $4.4m | Added +41.5k |
| Camelot Portfolios, LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 548.1k $4.2m | Added +168.8k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 509.6k $3.9m | Added +10.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 458.0k $3.5m | Reduced -22.0k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.27% of their portfolio | 397.8k $3.1m | Added +118.1k |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 385.2k $3.0m | Reduced -21.1k |
| NATIONS FINANCIAL GROUP INC, /IA/ /ADV 0.27% of their portfolio | 380.9k $2.9m | Added +5.4k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.2k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.1k $2.6m | Added +17.2k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.78% of their portfolio | 310.1k $2.4m | Reduced -41.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.3k $2.2m | Reduced -134.3k |
| Matisse Capital 1.17% of their portfolio | 285.0k $2.2m | Added +115.0k |
| Advisor Resource Council 0.20% of their portfolio | 221.1k $1.7m | New |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 212.7k $1.6m | Added +22.2k |
| BOKF, NA 0.03% of their portfolio | 204.6k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Sage Capital Management, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 170.7k $1.3m | First filing |
| PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.4k $1.2m | Added +20.0k |
| Aristides Capital LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 134.6k $1.0m | Reduced -30.0k |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 128.7k $990.0k | Reduced -43.7k |
| Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 118.8k $913.6k | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.7k $812.9k | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $769.0k | Added +3.4k |
| PREVAIL INNOVATIVE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 94.1k $723.5k | Added +35.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.3k $678.7k | Reduced -2.9k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 87.6k $673.7k | Reduced -6.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.2k $647.3k | Unchanged |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.2k $640.0k | Reduced -2.9k |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 81.4k $626.0k | Reduced -7.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $544.3k | Added +2.4k |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 51.5k $395.8k | Added +18.5k |
| KNIGHTSBRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 50.6k $388.8k | Added +1.5k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.6k $358.1k | Added +7.0k |
| SFI Advisors, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 45.0k $346.4k | Added +18.7k |
| LYNX CAPITAL GROUP LTD /ADV 0.25% of their portfolio | 44.2k $339.6k | First filing |
| Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 42.5k $326.8k | New |
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $315.1k | Added +10.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $314.2k | Reduced -4.0k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $310.0k | New |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.3k $301.9k | Added +12.9k |
| MIdWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 36.6k $281.3k | New |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.2k $255.4k | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.7k $251.2k | Unchanged |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $246.7k | Unchanged |
| MELFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.23% of their portfolio | 31.8k $244.9k | Added +78 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.4k $241.6k | Reduced -5.9k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.4k $241.1k | Added +173 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.2k $224.8k | Reduced -339 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.7k $221.1k | Reduced -5.9k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $213.2k | Added +2.6k |
| MONECO ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 27.5k $211.4k | Reduced -17.4k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $211.3k | Added +2.5k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $206.0k | Reduced -9.5k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $194.5k | Added +4.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $193.5k | Reduced -3.7k |
| INTEGRATED CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 22.2k $170.7k | Added +496 |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.1k $169.7k | Unchanged |
| Catalina Capital Group, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 18.6k $142.7k | First filing |
| Keystone Wealth Services, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 17.7k $136.3k | Added +509 |
| CTC Alternative Strategies, Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 17.6k $135.5k | New |
| CHANNEL WEALTH LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 17.5k $134.6k | Added +1.0k |
| One Charles Private Wealth Services, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 17.2k $132.6k | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $130.7k | Unchanged |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $122.0k | Reduced -65 |
| Beacon Financial Advisory LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.5k $119.1k | Added +410 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $115.3k | Unchanged |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.6k $112.3k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Jackson Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.2k $102.0k | Unchanged |
| Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.2k $101.3k | Added +986 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $101.1k | Reduced -802 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $84.5k | Reduced -1.8k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $84.2k | New |
| Spire Wealth Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $57.9k | Reduced -1.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $33.9k | New |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $31.6k | First filing |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $19.9k | New |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $18.2k | Reduced -395 |
| CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $18.2k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $18.0k | Unchanged |
| Byrne Asset Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8k $13.7k | Unchanged |
| AlphaMark Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8k $14.0k | Added +51 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $12.0k | Added +50 |
| Raleigh Capital Management Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $8.5k | Added +500 |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $8.1k | Added +31 |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 811 $6.2k | Added +804 |
| JNBA Financial Advisors 0.00% of their portfolio | 642 $4.9k | Added +18 |
| Concord Wealth Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 543 $4.2k | Added +16 |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 459 $3.5k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 382 $2.9k | Unchanged |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 285 $2.2k | Unchanged |