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Who owns First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF?

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Institutional ownership of HISF from SEC Form 13F filings across 38 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.

As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 38 institutions disclosed 1.9M shares of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF worth $80.6M — about 85.8% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is Geneos Wealth Management Inc.. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.

38

13F holders

$80.6M

value, 2026 filers

85.8%

of shares outstanding (1.9M sh)

9

new positions (2026 filers)

Top institutional holders

ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30 · % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of HISF's shares outstanding

#ManagerSharesValue% of fund% of co.Δ shares QoQ
1Geneos Wealth Management Inc.726,467$32.2M0.7%32.3%+3.5%
2LPL Financial LLC267,844$11.9M0.0%11.9%+5.5%
3COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC155,412$6.9M0.0%6.9%+11.9%
4ROYAL BANK OF CANADA150,106$6.7M0.0%6.7%+137.8%
5tru Independence LLC76,080$3.4M1.5%3.4%+7.2%
6ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC73,443$3.3M0.0%3.3%+216.5%
7Betterment LLC66,002$2,9260.0%2.9%+10.0%
8&PARTNERSNEW51,641$2.3M0.0%2.3%new
9RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC49,843$2.2M0.0%2.2%+69.7%
10Cetera Investment Advisers46,272$2.1M0.0%2.1%+5.7%
11Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.45,854$2,0330.0%2%+42.4%
12SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLPNEW32,344$1.4M0.0%1.4%new
13Perigon Wealth Management, LLC29,330$1.3M0.0%1.3%+9.5%
14Ameritas Advisory Services, LLCNEW26,747$1.2M0.0%1.2%new
15Prospera Financial Services Inc25,349$1.1M0.0%1.1%0.0%
16NewEdge Advisors, LLC20,145$892,9830.0%0.9%+11.3%
17Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC17,227$763,6140.1%0.8%-3.4%
18BARRETT & COMPANY, INC.17,066$756,4970.2%0.8%+95.0%
19Equitable Holdings, Inc.11,561$512,4400.0%0.5%+23.5%
20JANE STREET GROUP, LLC8,035$356,1660.0%0.4%-78.1%
21OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.7,890$349,7600.0%0.4%+144.1%
22Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC6,578$291,5820.0%0.3%-2.5%
23Elevation Capital Advisory, LLCNEW4,800$212,7680.1%0.2%new
24Arax Advisory Partners4,160$184,4000.0%0.2%-1.2%
25HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC.3,430$152,0620.0%0.2%+51.2%

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.

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