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Net worth: 5 356 $ as of 2026-08-30
Mr. James M.
Dykas is a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Skybridge Income Fund, a Chief Financial Officer at BondWave LLC, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Mortgage Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund, an Assistant Treasurer at First Trust Global Equity Dividend Fund, an Assistant Treasurer at First Trust Global Resource Solution Fund, an Assistant Treasurer at First Trust Strategic Allocation Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund, a Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director at First Trust Portfolios LP, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund.Mr. Dykas was previously employed as a President & Chief Executive Officer by First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer by First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer by First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund, a Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer by Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals, a Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer by Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade California Munis, a Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer by Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals, and a Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer by Van Kampen Value Municipal Income Trust.
He also served on the board at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-21 | 400 ( 0% ) | 5 356 $ | 2026-08-30 |
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST TRUST/ABRDN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-12-31 |
| FIRST TRUST/ABRDN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-12-31 |
| FIRST TRUST SENIOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND II | Chief Executive Officer | - |
| MACQUARIE/FIRST TRUST GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE/UTILITIES DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-12-31 |
| FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2012-08-29 |
| FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-12-31 |
| FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2004-12-31 |
| FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-12-31 |
| FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII - FIRST TRUST ACTIVE GLOBAL QUALITY INCOME ETF | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-05-10 |
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| Private companies | 47 |
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Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade California Munis | Miscellaneous |
Van Kampen Strategic Sector Municipal Trust | Miscellaneous |
Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals
 Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals
 Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
Van Kampen Value Municipal Income Trust | Miscellaneous |
Van Kampen Senior Income Trust
 Van Kampen Senior Income Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
Van Kampen Limited Term High Income Trust
 Van Kampen Limited Term High Income Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Advisors LP
 First Trust Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance FTA is a bottom-up manager with an investment philosophy that is based on the belief that a company’s long-term value is determined by the cash flow it generates. The firm’s investment process utilizes both quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess a company’s ability to generate cash flow and its current valuation relative to intrinsic value. Investment strategies involve one or more equity or balanced strategies. | Finance |
First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund
 First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
 First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.
 Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance MSIM’s investment strategies span the risk/return spectrum across geographies, investment styles and asset classes, including equity, fixed income, alternatives and private markets. When considering their clients’ unique investment profiles, the firm applies a holistic approach, with a goal of incorporating the different factors affecting investors’ investment decisions. The firm combines top-down country allocation with bottom-up stock selection and disciplined risk management. | Finance |
BondWave LLC
 BondWave LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Operates financial technology firm specializes in fixed income solutions | Technology Services |
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund
 First Trust Strategic High Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II
 First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
Stonebridge Advisors LLC
 Stonebridge Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Stonebridge seeks to maximize total return, with a particular emphasis on income, in each investor’s selected strategy through strategic selection primarily of preferred, hybrid and other fixed income securities. The firm is performance-driven and utilizes a conservative approach to portfolio management that focuses on active management and long-term risk adjusted returns. Their investment process is a combined bottom-up and top-down approach to security selection that encompasses 3 significant areas of analysis: credit analysis, relative value analysis, and technical analysis. | Finance |
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III
 First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Dividend & Income Fund
 First Trust Dividend & Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund
 First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Floating Rate High Income Fund
 First Trust Floating Rate High Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (CAD Hedged)
 First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (CAD Hedged) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Exists as exchange Traded Fund | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Global Equity Dividend Fund
 First Trust Global Equity Dividend Fund Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management services | Finance |
First Trust Global Resource Solution Fund
 First Trust Global Resource Solution Fund Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management services | Finance |
First Trust Strategic Allocation Fund
 First Trust Strategic Allocation Fund Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management services | Finance |
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend
 Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund
 First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
 First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund
 First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund
 First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund
 First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund
 First Trust Mortgage Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund
 First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
 First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund
 First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
 First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund
 First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund
 First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund
 First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund
 First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust | Miscellaneous |
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NY)
 Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NY) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management services | Finance |
Van Kampen Asset Management
 Van Kampen Asset Management Investment ManagersFinance Van Kampen Asset Management (VK) offers a variety of investment strategies that cover a range of investment styles, from domestic to international, fixed-income to equity and core to alternative investments. The firm's separately managed account strategies include: Core Equity, Growth Equity, International Growth Equity, Value and Value Equity. VK's Core Equity strategy employs a blended investment style. The strategy seeks to achieve consistently superior returns relative to the S&P 500 Index with a similar risk profile. VK uses a multifactor approach that employs a systematic stock selection process along with fundamental stock analysis and a comprehensive risk management approach. The firm's Growth Equity strategy seeks to achieve consistently superior returns relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index with a similar risk profile. The strategy uses a multifactor approach that employs a systematic stock selection process along with fundamental stock analysis and a comprehensive risk management approach. The VK International Growth Equity strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of the equity securities of issuers located in countries other than the US. VK focuses on identifying the best companies from around the world that demonstrate true market leadership and significant growth characteristics. the firm employs a bottom-up stock selection process to identify market-leading companies with strong management teams, a clear business focus, competitive advantages and strong balance sheets. The firm's Value strategy is an actively managed strategy that offers clients the potential for capital growth and income. VK constructs portfolios of the stocks of well-established companies that are undervalued relative to other companies in their respective industries, historical prices or the overall market. They seek attractive companies that may be temporarily out-of-favor in the marketplace, but that have sound business fundamentals and are trading at prices are lower than the firm thinks they should be. VK's Value strategy is based on a deep-value investment discipline. They evaluate companies in different sectors and industries should according to different valuation measures, as they tend to vary in terms of earnings growth and balance sheet data. VK's process focuses on evaluating individual stocks, considering each company's business model, competitors and revenue streams in relation to other companies within a distinct industry. The firm's Value Equity strategy seeks to achieve consistently superior returns relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index with a similar risk profile. The strategy employs a multifactor approach that is based on a systematic stock selection process along with fundamental stock analysis and comprehensive risk management. Though not limited by sector, VK tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the finance, consumer services, health technology, electronic technology and energy minerals sectors. They invest globally, across all market-caps, with a focus on large-cap stocks. VK maintains a low turnover rate. | Finance |
First Trust Portfolios LP
 First Trust Portfolios LP Investment ManagersFinance Operates as an investment trust | Finance |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
 First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Exists as exchange Traded Fund | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
 First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Exists as exchange Traded Fund | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as a exchange traded fund | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Skybridge Income Fund
 First Trust Skybridge Income Fund Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as fund | Finance |
First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust
 First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as an exchange traded fund | Miscellaneous |
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
 First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as an exchange traded fund | Miscellaneous |
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