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First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

671 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 359 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 21

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 359 | Existing positions reduced: 177

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11B → $12.5B (+$1.53B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 650671 (+21)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.52%73.81% (+0.29%)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6665 (-1)

Holders
671
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
8.81%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.52%
% of All Funds
0.85%
New
57
Increased
359
Reduced
177
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIC
626
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$37.1K +$65 +1 +0.2%
CFS
627
Compass Financial Services
Iowa
$34.8K +$4.22K +65 +14%
WSFS
628
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$33.6K -$22.7K -350 -41%
MG
629
Mather Group
Illinois
$31.3K +$30.2K +466 New
PFA
630
Pillar Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$29.2K +$28.2K +434 New
SL
631
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$28.8K
FMII
632
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$28.1K
CFB
633
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$27.8K +$26.9K +414 New
SIS
634
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$27.4K +$5.71K +88 +27%
ACM
635
Anfield Capital Management
California
$25.2K
FHC
636
First Horizon Corporation
Tennessee
$25.2K +$24.3K +374 New
GCM
637
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$20.2K
JGIA
638
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$20.2K +$19.5K +300 New
BFS
639
Bare Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$18.8K
EWM
640
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$18.6K +$65 +1 +0.4%
SS
641
SBI Securities
Japan
$17.6K +$2.21K +34 +15%
ME
642
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$17.3K
VWA
643
VSM Wealth Advisory
Maryland
$16.1K
VCM
644
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$15.7K
IW
645
Imprint Wealth
South Carolina
$15.1K +$14.6K +225 New
BFO
646
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
$13.4K
CJ
647
Caitlin John
Michigan
$12.9K +$12.5K +192 New
PWAM
648
Private Wealth Asset Management
Iowa
$11.8K -$22.8K -352 -67%
S
649
SignatureFD
Georgia
$11.2K +$10.6K +164 +5,467%
HFS
650
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$11K

RDVY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

671 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $12.5B — up 14% from $11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new RDVY positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 359 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was Arax Advisory Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.8M sold.

  • 671 institutional investors held First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) as of Q3 2025, up from 650 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $12.5B of First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 21 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Arax Advisory Partners, an estimated $41.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.