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
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 726,467 | $32.2M | 0.7% | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2 | LPL Financial LLC | 267,844 | $11.9M | 0.0% | 11.9% | +5.5% |
| 3 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 155,412 | $6.9M | 0.0% | 6.9% | +11.9% |
| 4 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 150,106 | $6.7M | 0.0% | 6.7% | +137.8% |
| 5 | tru Independence LLC | 76,080 | $3.4M | 1.5% | 3.4% | +7.2% |
| 6 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 73,443 | $3.3M | 0.0% | 3.3% | +216.5% |
| 7 | Betterment LLC | 66,002 | $2,926 | 0.0% | 2.9% | +10.0% |
| 8 | &PARTNERSNEW | 51,641 | $2.3M | 0.0% | 2.3% | new |
| 9 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 49,843 | $2.2M | 0.0% | 2.2% | +69.7% |
| 10 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 46,272 | $2.1M | 0.0% | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 11 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 45,854 | $2,033 | 0.0% | 2% | +42.4% |
| 12 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLPNEW | 32,344 | $1.4M | 0.0% | 1.4% | new |
| 13 | Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | 29,330 | $1.3M | 0.0% | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 14 | Ameritas Advisory Services, LLCNEW | 26,747 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 1.2% | new |
| 15 | Prospera Financial Services Inc | 25,349 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 16 | NewEdge Advisors, LLC | 20,145 | $892,983 | 0.0% | 0.9% | +11.3% |
| 17 | Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC | 17,227 | $763,614 | 0.1% | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 18 | BARRETT & COMPANY, INC. | 17,066 | $756,497 | 0.2% | 0.8% | +95.0% |
| 19 | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 11,561 | $512,440 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +23.5% |
| 20 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 8,035 | $356,166 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -78.1% |
| 21 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 7,890 | $349,760 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +144.1% |
| 22 | Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 6,578 | $291,582 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 23 | Elevation Capital Advisory, LLCNEW | 4,800 | $212,768 | 0.1% | 0.2% | new |
| 24 | Arax Advisory Partners | 4,160 | $184,400 | 0.0% | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 25 | HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. | 3,430 | $152,062 | 0.0% | 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.