First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
LDSF
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $90.6M → $111M (+$20.7M)
7.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.14% → 76.92% (+7.8%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 57 → 55 (-2)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 21
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$10.3M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$5.46M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.8M |
| 4 |
SG
StoneX Group
New York
|
+$1.5M |
| 5 |
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
+$741K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
IA
IFG Advisory
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.38M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$508K |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$396K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$335K |
| 5 |
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
Carlsbad,
California
|
-$248K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GRP
51
Global Retirement Partners
San Rafael,
California
| $3.63K | +$38 | +2 | +1% |
|
52
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $24 | – | – | – |
|
|
PFBT
53
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Saint Louis,
Missouri
| $20 | – | – | – |
|
|
SIS
54
Sound Income Strategies
Ft Lauderdale,
Florida
| $19 | -$19 | -1 | -50% |
|
|
SPIA
55
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| $19 | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
56
IFG Advisory
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1.38M | -72,019 | Closed |
|
|
57
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$508K | -26,554 | Closed |
|
|
58
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$335K | -17,509 | Closed |
|
|
OIA
59
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$240K | -12,567 | Closed |
|
|
CWM
60
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
| – | -$237K | -12,376 | Closed |
|
61
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | -$68.2K | -3,567 | Closed |
|
|
CIAS
62
Capital Investment Advisory Services
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$9.56K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
UB
63
UMB Bank
Kansas City,
Missouri
| – | -$7.8K | -408 | Closed |
|
LDSF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
55 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $111M — up 23% from $90.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of LDSF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.
The largest buyer was Arax Advisory Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was IFG Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.38M sold.
- 55 institutional investors held First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) as of Q4 2025, down from 57 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $111M of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Arax Advisory Partners, an estimated $10.3M added.
- The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q4 2025 was IFG Advisory, an estimated $1.38M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.