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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 15

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110M → $130M (+$19.9M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4954 (+5)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.16%79.58% (+1.4%)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.2%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
24
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GIA
1
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$22.2M +$3.2M +157,053 +17%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$13.5M -$5.17M -253,738 -28%
AWM
3
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$13.1M +$13.2M +648,242 New
CAAS
4
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$6.55M +$1.36M +66,505 +26%
APWA
5
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$6.35M +$611K +29,979 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.15M +$1.41M +68,943 +29%
GWM
7
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.87M +$1.76M +86,471 +42%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.68M +$649K +31,852 +16%
SMF
9
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
$4.1M +$1.66M +81,496 +67%
Truist Financial
10
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$4.09M +$4.12M +202,151 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.89M -$66K -3,240 -2%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.42M +$2.99M +146,487 +651%
CA
13
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.37M +$1.07M +52,263 +46%
MA
14
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$3.11M +$267K +13,092 +9%
PAG
15
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.59M -$95.9K -4,703 -4%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.26M +$13K +638 +0.6%
AIC
17
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$2.19M +$659K +32,338 +42%
BRWM
18
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.93M +$1.94M +95,248 New
ARG
19
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$1.76M -$512K -25,106 -22%
EWM
20
Echo Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.76M +$1.77M +86,864 New
SG
21
StoneX Group
New York
$1.17M +$786K +38,542 +199%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.12M -$198K -9,709 -15%
1W
23
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$1.07M +$153K +7,525 +17%
TFS
24
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.01M -$491K -24,107 -33%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$945K +$952K +46,708 New

LDSF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

54 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $130M — up 18% from $110M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new LDSF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AE Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Valmark Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.45M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) as of Q1 2021, up from 49 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $130M of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Valmark Advisers, an estimated $7.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.