UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section~~report 13(Date orof ~~15(d~~earliest event reported) ofOctober 20, 2021

~~the~~First ~~Securities~~Trust ~~Exchange~~High ~~Act~~Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (Exact Name of ~~1934~~Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2020

Massachusetts	811-23565	85-1075664
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400

Wheaton, Illinois

60187

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

~~First~~Registrant's ~~Trust~~telephone ~~High~~number, ~~Yield~~including ~~Opportunities~~area ~~2027~~code ~~Term~~(630) ~~Fund~~765-8000

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-23565	85-1075664
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) 60187 (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 765-8000

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 75.0102 ~~Regulation~~Departure FDof ~~Disclosure~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (the “"Fund”") is filing herewith a press release issued on ~~November~~October 20, 162021, ~~2020,~~ as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. to ~~report~~announce ~~that~~the onappointment ~~November~~of ~~18,~~Denise ~~2020,~~M. ~~the~~Keefe ~~Securitized Products~~as ~~Group~~a Trustee of ~~FTA, portfolio manager for~~ the Fund, ~~will~~effective November ~~release~~1, ~~an update on the market and the Fund~~2021. Details regarding the ~~update~~ appointment are contained in the press release included herein.

~~Item 9~~Ms.01 ~~Financial~~Keefe ~~Statements~~has also been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, the Valuation Committee and ~~Exhibits~~the Nominating and Governance Committee for the Fund.

Ms. Keefe is not currently a party to any transaction with the Fund or First Trust Advisors L.P. that would require disclosure under Item 404(da) ~~Exhibits~~ of Regulation S-K.

~~Exhibit~~Item ~~Number~~9.01 ~~Description~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~99.1~~(d) ~~Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated November 16, 2020.~~Exhibits

SIGNATURES

	Exhibit
	Number	Description

	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated October 20, 2021.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURES

Dated: November 16, 2020	First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund
	By:	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
	Name:	W. Scott Jardine
	Title:	Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

		First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund

Date	October 21, 2021	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
		Name: W. Scott Jardine
		Title: Secretary

~~Exhibit~~EXHIBIT ~~Number Description~~INDEX

99.1 Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated November 16, 2020.

	Exhibit
	Number	Description

	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated October 20, 2021.

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