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

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2016 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Exchange Traded Fund
Symbol
RFEM
Shares outstanding
595,979
Price per share
$79.19
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
543,289
Total reported value
$41,235,242
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+80,848
Value change
+$6,161,019
Number of holders
33
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund (RFEM) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ 9.5% -7% $3,383,170 +$109,751 47,657 +3.4% BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ 30 Jun 2025
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 4.7% -26% $2,124,346 -$98,137 28,011 -4.4% TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 30 Sep 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 33 institutional investors reported holding 543,289 shares of FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund (RFEM). This represents 91% of the company’s total 595,979 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund (RFEM) together control 91% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 12% 69,369 +1.4% 0.01% $5,261,000
OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 10% 60,239 +181% 0.16% $4,568,513
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 9.6% 57,120 +1.7% 0% $4,331,970
LPL Financial LLC 8.8% 52,684 +28% 0% $3,995,542
Baird Financial Group, Inc. 7.7% 45,992 -3.5% 0.01% $3,488,024
RiverFront Investment Group, LLC 6.2% 37,005 -1.3% 0.05% $2,806,452
Prospera Financial Services Inc 6% 35,733 +6% 0.05% $2,709,787
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 4.7% 28,011 -1.1% 0% $2,124,357
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 4.3% 25,741 -1.8% 0.04% $1,952,203
Cetera Investment Advisers 4.2% 24,874 +13% 0% $1,886,502
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 3.3% 19,961 0% $1,513,838
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC 3.3% 19,922 +32% 0.16% $1,505,513
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 2.9% 17,201 +164% 0.02% $1,304,530
Maia Wealth LLC 2.2% 12,959 +56% 0.17% $1,022,236
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 2.2% 12,901 +9.6% 0% $978,400
World Investment Advisors 1.9% 11,448 +10% 0.02% $868,190
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.67% 4,019 -75% 0% $304,847
GAMMA Investing LLC 0.32% 1,890 0% 0.01% $143,337
NBC SECURITIES, INC. 0.18% 1,100 0% 0.01% $83,423
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.18% 1,043 +32% 0% $77,342
Sunbelt Securities, Inc. 0.16% 953 +1.1% 0% $72,309
MAI Capital Management 0.14% 805 0% 0% $61,052
TUCKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.1% 622 -24% 0.01% $47,172
REAP Financial Group, LLC 0.1% 581 +9.8% 0.01% $44,075
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.05% 284 0% 0% $21,539

Institutional Holders of FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III - Exchange Traded Fund (RFEM) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 7,851 $621,704 +$472,039 $79.19 2
2025 Q3 543,289 $41,235,242 +$6,161,019 $75.84 33
2025 Q2 461,620 $32,960,112 +$4,574,517 $71.43 32
2025 Q1 400,493 $26,051,668 -$532,864 $65.09 35
2024 Q4 409,390 $25,908,293 +$498,475 $63.29 37
2024 Q3 394,626 $26,893,390 -$2,834,583 $68.16 33
2024 Q2 437,607 $28,623,042 -$5,893,513 $65.41 34
2024 Q1 531,649 $32,554,342 -$1,862,102 $61.23 32
2023 Q4 565,312 $33,430,096 +$1,179,532 $59.13 37
2023 Q3 544,305 $29,000,684 -$1,305,767 $53.25 33
2023 Q2 567,548 $31,232,620 +$2,508,631 $55.02 33
2023 Q1 525,505 $27,963,327 +$534,556 $53.52 34
2022 Q4 511,499 $25,927,625 +$570,110 $50.69 30
2022 Q3 495,966 $22,842,117 -$615,247 $46.05 28
2022 Q2 501,508 $26,759,043 -$6,078,300 $53.34 30
2022 Q1 605,255 $39,215,018 +$1,479,672 $64.86 33
2021 Q4 578,655 $39,124,209 +$1,406,404 $67.61 34
2021 Q3 542,758 $36,481,221 -$2,482,507 $67.22 33
2021 Q2 595,490 $44,301,166 -$988,896 $74.60 33
2021 Q1 616,320 $44,885,159 +$2,864,561 $73.34 33
2020 Q4 568,251 $39,333,313 +$789,852 $69.08 34
2020 Q3 548,951 $33,229,285 -$3,865,002 $60.70 30
2020 Q2 597,891 $33,175,073 -$2,633,829 $55.67 31
2020 Q1 642,828 $30,788,053 -$10,391,723 $47.89 33
2019 Q4 815,382 $52,790,631 -$9,990,788 $64.75 43
2019 Q3 1,017,808 $58,827,757 -$6,839,732 $57.79 41
2019 Q2 1,135,044 $69,949,736 -$10,964,047 $61.65 38
2019 Q1 1,327,392 $83,098,043 +$9,419,666 $62.62 40
2018 Q4 1,180,043 $66,023,423 +$6,384,856 $55.98 41
2018 Q3 1,053,992 $65,760,042 -$13,976,844 $62.35 37
2018 Q2 1,270,923 $84,174,047 -$4,650,380 $66.28 40
2018 Q1 1,341,731 $99,856,820 +$46,182,020 $74.52 33
2017 Q4 729,656 $51,679,506 -$2,262,926 $70.44 33
2017 Q3 760,822 $51,125,000 +$21,204,260 $67.10 26
2017 Q2 445,657 $27,737,291 +$9,853,443 $62.25 20
2017 Q1 288,662 $17,304,000 +$8,004,383 $60.05 21
2016 Q4 155,445 $8,299,000 +$4,517,509 $52.78 11
2016 Q3 68,146 $3,871,000 -$2,346,106 $56.82 6
2016 Q2 109,448 $5,720,000 +$5,719,000 $50.98 2
2016 Q1 15 $1,000 $66.67 1