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FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund (AFDM) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 33739P608

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2016 to Q3 2026

13F reference period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

52

Shares (Excl. Options)

1.52MFull value: 1,519,242 · shares · 30 Jun 2026

Price

$87.08

The headline uses the Q2 2026 reference period after its reporting deadline. Available reports may still be incomplete or amended. Newer periods in the history table contain incoming reports and may be incomplete.

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+49,792
Value change
+$4,473,677
Number of holders
52
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
1,833,538
SEC-reported price per share
$89.33
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Filing notes and source

Key facts

  • AFDM - FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund is tracked under CUSIP 33739P608.
  • 52 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 46 to 52 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from
    $121.87MFull value: $121,873,135 · USD · 31 Mar 2026
    to
    $132.3MFull value: $132,301,094 · USD · 30 Jun 2026
    .

Research use

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  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 52 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

33739P608

13F reference period

Q2 2026

13F holders

52

13D/G owners

1

CIK / CUSIP context first

13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
1
Security
AFDM
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.3% $2,118,773 23,836 TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 30 Sep 2026
As of 30 Jun 2026, 52 institutional investors reported holding
1.52MFull value: 1,519,242 · shares · 30 Jun 2026
shares of FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund (AFDM). This represents 83% of the company’s total
1.83MFull value: 1,833,538 · shares · Stored outstanding share count
outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
82%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
MORGAN STANLEY 20% 362,149 +0.28% 0% $31,536,421
Cetera Investment Advisers 11% 202,982 +20% 0.02% $17,675,954
Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC. 10% 186,554 +1.3% 1.5% $16,245,354
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 9.4% 171,614 +10% 0% $14,944,301
Prospera Financial Services Inc 7.1% 129,472 -8.6% 0.16% $11,274,905
RiverFront Investment Group, LLC 6.1% 112,606 -7.5% 0.13% $9,805,854
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 4.8% 88,344 +3.3% 0.01% $7,693,132
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2.6% 48,096 +6.9% 0% $4,188,000
UBS Group AG 2.3% 41,732 +37% 0% $3,634,064
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 1.2% 22,875 -7.7% 0% $1,991,980
Cerity Partners LLC 1.2% 21,741 +2.8% 0% $1,893,227
LPL Financial LLC 0.98% 17,909 -16% 0% $1,559,568
Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.76% 13,969 -2.8% 0% $1,216,436
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.72% 13,194 -0.27% 0% $1,148,944
DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.66% 12,095 +6.4% 0.01% $1,053,246
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.41% 7,528 0.04% $655,547
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC 0.34% 6,182 +0.08% 0.06% $538,335
CENTRAL TRUST Co 0.33% 5,969 0% 0.01% $519,788
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.31% 5,651 0% $492,000
EWA, LLC 0.31% 5,612 0.09% $488,699
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.22% 3,982 +0.03% 0% $346,802
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.21% 3,798 0% 0.01% $330,734
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.19% 3,532 0% $307,570
GAMMA Investing LLC 0.19% 3,471 0% 0.01% $302,259
MONEYWISE, INC. 0.19% 3,458 0% 0.11% $301,129

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
43
Headline period
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 43
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q3 47,210 $4,196,420 -$6,432,480 $88.89 11
2026 Q2 1,519,242 $132,301,094 +$4,473,677 $87.08 52
2026 Q1 1,484,113 $121,873,135 +$3,071,283 $82.11 46
2025 Q4 1,444,157 $116,264,645 +$1,977,346 $80.51 42
2025 Q3 1,402,827 $107,615,880 +$2,079,582 $76.71 40
2025 Q2 1,375,987 $100,338,319 +$3,282,723 $72.92 40
2025 Q1 1,347,670 $89,505,150 -$3,320,695 $66.48 40
2024 Q4 1,401,468 $86,143,821 -$14,032,137 $61.46 40
2024 Q3 1,606,525 $108,207,126 +$223,774 $67.35 40
2024 Q2 1,618,773 $103,003,557 -$5,566,670 $63.63 42
2024 Q1 1,705,557 $109,616,667 -$4,064,096 $64.27 43
2023 Q4 1,769,911 $108,294,869 +$3,686,329 $61.19 44
2023 Q3 1,724,059 $95,810,159 -$7,152,706 $55.58 45
2023 Q2 1,847,297 $105,580,503 +$2,644,167 $57.15 43
2023 Q1 1,801,050 $101,291,534 -$9,640,381 $56.21 49
2022 Q4 1,970,513 $104,840,147 -$1,833,647 $53.16 49
2022 Q3 1,907,905 $88,234,013 -$5,473,094 $46.18 43
2022 Q2 2,000,205 $107,170,423 -$599,933 $53.53 45
2022 Q1 2,028,028 $132,347,743 +$4,040,310 $65.32 50
2021 Q4 1,945,860 $142,165,200 +$4,999,436 $73.14 48
2021 Q3 1,892,830 $131,143,298 -$5,230,293 $69.21 44
2021 Q2 1,957,657 $138,636,030 +$3,177,762 $70.77 50
2021 Q1 1,938,904 $127,274,725 +$23,083,941 $65.53 44
2020 Q4 1,607,507 $103,541,606 +$309,758 $64.41 46
2020 Q3 1,572,496 $89,074,592 -$8,854,476 $56.60 41
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