Who owns First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?
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Institutional ownership of LDSF from SEC Form 13F filings across 56 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, 56 institutions disclosed 6.4M shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF worth $120.6M — about 73.4% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is ROYAL BANK OF CANADA. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
56
13F holders
$120.6M
value, 2026 filers
73.4%
of shares outstanding (6.4M sh)
12
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 LDSF's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 1.7M | $32.4M | 0.0% | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 2 | LPL Financial LLC | 1.7M | $31.3M | 0.0% | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 3 | Arax Advisory Partners | 532,477 | $10.1M | 0.1% | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 4 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 351,067 | $6.6M | 0.0% | 4% | -7.2% |
| 5 | AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCNEW | 255,610 | $4.8M | 0.1% | 2.9% | new |
| 6 | Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC | 255,610 | $4.8M | 0.2% | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 7 | Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 218,357 | $4.1M | 0.0% | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 8 | MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 209,890 | $4.0M | 0.0% | 2.4% | +27.4% |
| 9 | StoneX Group Inc. | 143,230 | $2.7M | 0.1% | 1.6% | +35.6% |
| 10 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLCNEW | 94,555 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 1.1% | new |
| 11 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 93,559 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 12 | D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. | 85,469 | $1.6M | 0.0% | 1% | -0.1% |
| 13 | Prospera Financial Services Inc | 77,559 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 14 | Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC | 70,470 | $1.3M | 0.2% | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 15 | SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INCORPORATED | 69,871 | $1.3M | 0.1% | 0.8% | +12.7% |
| 16 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 47,290 | $893,774 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +51.7% |
| 17 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLCNEW | 41,613 | $786,486 | 0.0% | 0.5% | new |
| 18 | BARRETT & COMPANY, INC. | 40,769 | $770,535 | 0.2% | 0.5% | +89.4% |
| 19 | RFG Advisory, LLC | 38,338 | $724,586 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 20 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 35,977 | $679,960 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +33.0% |
| 21 | Sigma Planning Corp | 32,208 | $608,726 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 22 | Mutual Advisors, LLC | 28,788 | $544,093 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 23 | Private Advisor Group, LLC | 24,407 | $461,288 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -37.0% |
| 24 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 23,486 | $443,885 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 25 | Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 23,261 | $439,630 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +0.4% |
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.