Who owns First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF?
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Institutional ownership of NTRL from SEC Form 13F filings across 26 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, 26 institutions disclosed 480,447 shares of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF worth $6.7M — about 53.4% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
26
13F holders
$6.7M
value, 2026 filers
53.4%
of shares outstanding (480,447 sh)
4
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 NTRL's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 139,046 | $2,870 | 0.0% | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2 | LPL Financial LLC | 127,310 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 14.1% | -61.8% |
| 3 | AE Wealth Management LLC | 40,326 | $832,296 | 0.0% | 4.5% | +67.4% |
| 4 | Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 38,909 | $803,059 | 0.0% | 4.3% | -8.6% |
| 5 | Owen LaRue, LLC | 33,078 | $682,713 | 0.2% | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 6 | WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC. | 16,375 | $337,970 | 0.1% | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 7 | ASSETMARK, INC | 16,167 | $333,674 | 0.0% | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 8 | WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC | 14,647 | $302 | 0.0% | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 9 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 10,296 | $212,500 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 10 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 10,218 | $211,000 | 0.0% | 1.1% | +9631.4% |
| 11 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 10,206 | $210,640 | 0.0% | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 12 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 6,555 | $135,284 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC | 3,777 | $77,955 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 14 | HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. | 2,996 | $61,835 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 15 | Ascentis Independent Advisors | 2,468 | $50,936 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +100.0% |
| 16 | PRIVATE TRUST CO NA | 2,449 | $50,545 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 17 | HIGHLINE WEALTH PARTNERS LLCNEW | 2,129 | $43,944 | 0.0% | 0.2% | new |
| 18 | UBS Group AG | 1,130 | $23,322 | 0.0% | 0.1% | +169.7% |
| 19 | Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCNEW | 881 | $18,182 | 0.0% | 0.1% | new |
| 20 | Arax Advisory Partners | 470 | $9,701 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 21 | CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC.NEW | 440 | $9,081 | 0.0% | 0% | new |
| 22 | MCGUIRE CAPITAL ADVISORS INC | 192 | $3,963 | 0.0% | 0% | 0.0% |
| 23 | IFG Advisory, LLCNEW | 177 | $3,653 | 0.0% | 0% | new |
| 24 | GILPIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | 120 | $2,477 | 0.0% | 0% | 0.0% |
| 25 | MORGAN STANLEY | 80 | $1,671 | 0.0% | 0% | -99.2% |
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.