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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 15

2.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.6% → 76.32% (+2.7%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $141M (+$4.75M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 52 (-6)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

86% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
52
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-10.34%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
1
Increased
28
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.76M
2
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
+$4.5M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$2.48M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$2.28M
5
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$1.36M

Top Sellers

1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$4.83M
2
SMF
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
-$4.11M
3
ARG
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
-$2.83M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.38M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$741K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPC
26
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$712K +$1.96K +97 +0.3%
MML Investors Services
27
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$651K +$10.1K +497 +2%
CAN
28
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$634K – – –
LFG
29
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$624K +$51.9K +2,567 +9%
PFS
30
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$592K -$135K -6,674 -19%
CWM
31
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$568K -$2.65K -131 -0.5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$545K -$82.3K -4,068 -13%
IAIM
33
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$449K +$119K +5,900 +42%
RJA
34
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$424K -$215K -10,641 -34%
FCA
35
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$420K -$66.7K -3,300 -14%
APA
36
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$414K +$72.6K +3,592 +21%
DFA
37
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$405K -$101K -5,004 -20%
GSC
38
G&S Capital
Colorado
$321K – – –
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$298K -$4.83M -238,981 -94%
GSWM
40
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$287K +$80.4K +3,974 +39%
TWM
41
Triton Wealth Management
Arizona
$277K +$7.02K +347 +3%
IFG
42
Independent Financial Group
California
$266K +$267K +13,207 New
JCM
43
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$248K +$28.4K +1,402 +13%
DADC
44
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$236K -$8.09K -400 -3%
GWM
45
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$224K – – –
CFGS
46
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$132K +$9.97K +493 +8%
HI
47
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$57K – – –
CIAS
48
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$43K -$2.02K -100 -4%
DI
49
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$30K – – –
Wells Fargo
50
Wells Fargo
California
$30K – – –
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LDSF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

52 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $141M — up 3.5% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of LDSF and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $5.76M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $4.83M.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) as of Q3 2021, down from 58 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $141M of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was LPL Financial, an estimated $5.76M added.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $4.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.