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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

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: 22 (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: 4945 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GIA
1
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$19.7M +$1.74M +85,464 +10%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$10.7M +$1.27M +62,349 +13%
CAAS
3
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$6.22M -$101K -4,925 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.72M -$2.05M -100,395 -26%
VA
5
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$5.68M +$1.69M +82,595 +42%
Citadel Advisors
6
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.88M +$1.3M +63,777 +36%
APWA
7
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$4.83M +$800K +39,186 +20%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.67M +$993K +48,640 +37%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.03M +$1.71M +83,651 +128%
PAG
10
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.62M -$101K -4,949 -4%
CA
11
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.28M +$315K +15,423 +16%
HighTower Advisors
12
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.17M +$429K +21,016 +25%
MA
13
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$2.13M +$1.54M +75,632 +261%
ARG
14
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$2.13M +$153K +7,481 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.04M -$172K -8,401 -8%
TFS
16
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$2.02M -$4.43M -216,839 -69%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.45M -$22.9K -1,124 -2%
Osaic Holdings
18
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.22M +$39K +1,912 +3%
AIC
19
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$1.13M
1W
20
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$920K
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$712K -$1.11M -54,316 -61%
TWM
22
Triton Wealth Management
Arizona
$651K -$41.8K -2,049 -6%
GWM
23
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$617K +$18.4K +900 +3%
CWM
24
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$585K -$71.4K -3,499 -11%
PFS
25
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$527K +$255K +12,478 +93%

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.