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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.9M invested in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 1

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 2

75% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.8M → $25.9M (+$11M)

53% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1523 (+8)

9.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.95%48.39% (-9.6%)

Holders
23
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+53.33%
% of All Funds
0.5%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
8
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TFS
1
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$8.18M +$2.73M +133,063 +50%
VA
2
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$3.51M +$243K +11,857 +7%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$2.46M +$2.45M +119,498 New
KFGK
4
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$2.27M +$2.26M +110,331 New
OIA
5
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.21M +$158K +7,686 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.08M +$252K +12,298 +14%
AG
7
Advisor Group
Arizona
$965K +$964K +46,995 New
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$833K +$832K +40,537 New
CA
9
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$556K +$555K +27,057 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$410K +$57K +2,777 +16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$369K +$369K +17,970 New
GWM
12
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$341K +$58K +2,825 +20%
PFS
13
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$322K
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$296K +$90.2K +4,396 +44%
WS
15
Wedbush Securities
California
$277K +$1.89K +92 +0.7%
SCA
16
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$244K
NFG
17
Next Financial Group
Texas
$243K +$243K +11,827 New
JCM
18
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$124K +$124K +6,045 New
ASN
19
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$64K
CFGS
20
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$36K -$12.8K -626 -26%
APA
21
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$33.5K +$33.4K +1,629 New
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$32K -$2.87K -140 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$456K -22,325 Closed

LDSF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

23 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $25.9M — up 75% from $14.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new LDSF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TrustCore Financial Services, adding an estimated $2.73M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $456K sold.

  • 23 institutional investors held First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) as of Q3 2019, up from 15 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $25.9M of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 75% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was TrustCore Financial Services, an estimated $2.73M added.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $456K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.