Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow FTHY and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full FTHY filings page.
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund is calling an annual shareholder meeting on September 15, 2026 in Wheaton, Illinois to vote on electing two Class I Trustees, Richard E. Erickson and Thomas R. Kadlec, to three‑year terms on its staggered board. The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR each nominee. Shareholders of record at the close of business on July 28, 2026, with 36,772,989 Shares outstanding, are entitled to one vote per share, with trustees elected by a plurality of votes cast.
The Fund is a term closed‑end fund scheduled to terminate on or about August 1, 2027, when it plans to liquidate and distribute substantially all net assets. Large holders include Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC with 10,150,331 Shares (27.60%)173,000 Shares, under 1% of outstanding shares. Governance is overseen by a unitary board covering 339 First Trust portfolios, supported by multiple committees, including Audit and Valuation, Risk and Regulatory Oversight. Independent Trustees receive a fixed annual retainer of $300,000 plus per‑fund fees, while Deloitte & Touche LLP serves as independent auditor, billing $49,000 in audit fees for 2026.