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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $176M invested in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $141M → $176M (+$35.6M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5261 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

6.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.32%70.18% (-6.1%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
61
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+17.31%
% of All Funds
0.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
20
Reduced
25
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$30M +$3.89M +194,246 +15%
Stifel Financial
2
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$29.8M +$29.6M +1,474,306 +9,981%
AWM
3
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$16.9M +$1.44M +71,921 +9%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.5M +$442K +22,052 +4%
CAAS
5
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$10.4M +$540K +26,939 +5%
APWA
6
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$6.52M -$396K -19,771 -6%
GIA
7
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$5.39M -$1.31M -65,179 -19%
PAG
8
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.17M +$360K +17,976 +7%
AAS
9
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$5.05M +$5.06M +252,320 New
CA
10
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$4.56M +$173K +8,607 +4%
MA
11
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$4.55M -$204K -10,160 -4%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.42M +$303K +15,110 +7%
Truist Financial
13
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$4.07M -$76.8K -3,831 -2%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.61M -$1.08M -54,055 -23%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.12M -$93.5K -4,667 -3%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.11M -$2.22M -110,957 -42%
SG
17
StoneX Group
New York
$3.07M +$219K +10,903 +8%
KAS
18
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.55M +$1.74M +86,759 +214%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.38M +$1.84M +91,932 +340%
Cetera Investment Advisers
20
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.04M +$154K +7,684 +8%
EWM
21
Echo Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.83M -$81.9K -4,086 -4%
DADC
22
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.28M +$1.05M +52,242 +447%
LFG
23
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1.03M +$414K +20,630 +67%
1W
24
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$938K -$85.9K -4,288 -8%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$926K +$927K +46,253 New

LDSF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

61 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $176M — up 25% from $141M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new LDSF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.22M.

  • 61 institutional investors held First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) as of Q4 2021, up from 52 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $176M of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 0 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $29.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $2.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.