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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

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: 5852 (-6)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$26.3M +$5.76M +284,679 +28%
AWM
2
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$15.6M +$1.36M +67,433 +10%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.1M +$602K +29,768 +6%
CAAS
4
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$9.98M +$12.1K +598 +0.1%
APWA
5
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$6.97M +$1.22M +60,565 +21%
GIA
6
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$6.75M -$152K -7,526 -2%
AIC
7
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$6.11M +$4.5M +222,435 +275%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.37M +$682K +33,743 +14%
PAG
9
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.84M +$2.28M +112,965 +89%
MA
10
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$4.79M +$158K +7,811 +3%
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.73M +$707K +34,940 +17%
CA
12
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$4.42M +$166K +8,206 +4%
Truist Financial
13
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$4.17M +$85.5K +4,230 +2%
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.15M +$2.48M +122,720 +148%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.24M -$379K -18,754 -10%
SG
16
StoneX Group
New York
$2.88M +$561K +27,762 +24%
BRWM
17
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$2.39M +$724K +35,826 +43%
EWM
18
Echo Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.93M +$312K +15,437 +19%
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.9M +$299K +14,764 +19%
1W
20
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$1.03M -$30.6K -1,512 -3%
SCA
21
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$931K +$289K +14,270 +45%
TFS
22
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$916K -$26.1K -1,293 -3%
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$818K -$223K -11,047 -21%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$817K +$73K +3,610 +10%
SMF
25
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
$794K -$4.11M -203,233 -84%

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.