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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $92M invested in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $96.1M → $92M (-$4.11M)

1.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.25% → 69.49% (-1.8%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 45 (-4)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
45
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.16%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
6
Increased
19
Reduced
14
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GIA
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
+$1.74M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$1.71M
3
VA
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
+$1.69M
4
MA
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
+$1.54M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TFS
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
-$4.43M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.33M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.05M
4
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$1.88M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAN
26
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$418K – – –
MWM
27
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$393K +$394K +19,320 New
SCA
28
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$391K +$100K +4,897 +34%
SG
29
StoneX Group
New York
$338K +$339K +16,615 New
GSC
30
G&S Capital
Colorado
$330K +$64.8K +3,176 +24%
AAS
31
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$324K -$60.5K -2,965 -16%
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$322K -$4.33M -212,300 -93%
WS
33
Wedbush Securities
California
$316K -$211K -10,344 -40%
APA
34
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$256K +$10.1K +493 +4%
IWC
35
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$235K -$15.3K -749 -6%
RJFSA
36
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$233K -$76.1K -3,725 -25%
AWM
37
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$204K +$204K +10,000 New
JCM
38
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$148K +$837 +41 +0.6%
CPW
39
Catalyst Private Wealth
California
$132K +$133K +6,500 New
CFGS
40
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$101K +$5.76K +282 +6%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$69K +$68.7K +3,365 New
DI
42
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$30K – – –
Wells Fargo
43
Wells Fargo
California
$30K – – –
CIAS
44
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$8K – – –
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5K +$4.66K +228 New
SWP
46
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$1.88M -92,859 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.11M -54,854 Closed
OIA
48
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
– -$1.05M -52,044 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
49
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$394K -19,460 Closed
IAIM
50
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
– -$288K -14,050 Closed
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LDSF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

45 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $92M — down 4.3% from $96.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of LDSF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Gladstone Institutional Advisory, adding an estimated $1.74M. The largest seller was TrustCore Financial Services, cutting an estimated $4.43M.

  • 45 institutional investors held First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) as of Q3 2020, down from 49 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $92M of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 10 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Gladstone Institutional Advisory, an estimated $1.74M added.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q3 2020 was TrustCore Financial Services, an estimated $4.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.