First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

GRID • NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund on NASDAQ. As of Q3 2025, 357 institutional investors hold shares in this ETF, with total holdings valued at $2.3B. MORGAN STANLEY is the largest holder with a position valued at $341.0M.

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in GRID as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions: 357
Value Held: $2.3B
Shares Held: 15.2M
Avg Position: $6.4M
Median Position: $620.8K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 3
Value Held: $2.0M
Shares Held: 12.9K
Avg Position: $650.3K
Median Position: $351.6K

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in GRID as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$341.0M 0.02% of portfolio	2.3M shares	Q3 2013 Held for 12y 2m	$1.65T
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	Brian T. Moynihan CEO	$218.7M 0.02% of portfolio	1.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.33T
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	-	$180.7M 0.05% of portfolio	1.2M shares	Q1 2018 Held for 7y 8m	$340.07B
H Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Institution	-	$156.7M 1.59% of portfolio	1.0M shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$9.8B
UBS Group AG Institution	Sergio P. Ermotti CEO	$146.4M 0.03% of portfolio	969.1K shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$511.54B
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	Charles W. Scharf CEO	$108.2M 0.02% of portfolio	716.2K shares	Q2 2019 Held for 6y 5m	$488.50B
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	Steven Robert Marcus CEO	$73.8M 0.02% of portfolio	488.8K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$310.43B
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	Jim Cracchiolo CEO	$68.0M 0.02% of portfolio	449.9K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$433.11B
TRAPHAGEN INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth	James A. Lawrence Member	$53.0M 4.65% of portfolio	350.6K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$1.1B
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Elias Stuart Rauch Founder	$36.4M 8.35% of portfolio	241.1K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$436.5M

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for GRID in Q3 2025

Traded: +$652.3M
Buyers: 264
Sellers: 72
Total Bought: +$684.5M
Total Sold: −$32.2M
Avg Position: $6.1M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
H Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Institution	+$156.7M +1.0M shares	$156.7M 1.0M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$112.3M +743.3K shares	$341.0M 2.3M shares
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	+$45.4M +300.7K shares	$180.7M 1.2M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$38.4M +254.1K shares	$218.7M 1.4M shares
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	+$32.8M +217.1K shares	$108.2M 716.2K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	+$29.0M +191.9K shares	$146.4M 969.1K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	+$24.2M +160.4K shares	$73.8M 488.8K shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$20.5M +135.8K shares	$68.0M 449.9K shares
B BANK HAPOALIM BM Institution	+$15.3M +101.5K shares	$15.3M 101.5K shares
N NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO Institution	+$12.4M +81.8K shares	$15.4M 102.2K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
D DUDLEY & SHANLEY, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$6.5M −46.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Duncan Williams Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$3.8M −27.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
W WCG Wealth Advisors LLC Institution	−$2.8M −20.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS Insurance Manager	−$2.6M −18.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Venture Visionary Partners LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.6M −11.6K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
RFG Advisory Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.6M −10.3K shares	$1.6M 10.7K shares
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.5M −9.8K shares	$1.4M 9.4K shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	−$1.1M −7.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
American Institute for Advanced Investment Management, LLP RIA/Wealth	−$1.0M −9.3K shares	$1.9M 17.3K shares
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$913.0K −6.0K shares	$36.4M 241.1K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited GRID in Q3 2025

New Positions: 51
New Value: $206.4M
Exited Positions: 20
Exited Value: $20.1M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
H Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Institution	$156.7M 1.0M shares
Alaska Permanent Capital Management RIA/Wealth	$7.8M 51.7K shares
Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc RIA/Wealth	$7.3M 48.0K shares
Avestar Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	$6.0M 39.9K shares
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC RIA/Wealth	$5.1M 33.7K shares
ALTFEST L J & CO INC RIA/Wealth	$4.9M 32.3K shares
W WESPAC Advisors SoCal, LLC Institution	$3.1M 20.2K shares
ARVEST INVESTMENTS, INC. RIA/Wealth	$2.1M 13.9K shares
Mutual Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.1M 13.3K shares
DAVENPORT & Co LLC RIA/Wealth	$569.3K 3.8K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
D DUDLEY & SHANLEY, LLC RIA/Wealth	$6.5M 46.9K shares
Duncan Williams Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.8M 27.1K shares
W WCG Wealth Advisors LLC Institution	$2.8M 20.0K shares
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS Insurance Manager	$2.6M 18.8K shares
Venture Visionary Partners LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.6M 11.6K shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.1M 7.8K shares
Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. RIA/Wealth	$364.3K 2.6K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	$263.4K 1.9K shares
Financial Advocates Investment Management RIA/Wealth	$243.7K 1.8K shares
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$234.0K 1.7K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in GRID as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 2
Call Value: $1.4M
Put Positions: 3
Put Value: $891.4K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$982.0K 65.0 contracts
B Belvedere Trading LLC Institution	$377.7K 25.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$483.5K 32.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$287.1K 19.0 contracts
B Belvedere Trading LLC Institution	$120.9K 8.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with GRID as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Elias Stuart Rauch Founder	8.35% $36.4M	241.1K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$436.5M
A Arlington Financial Advisors, LLC Institution	-	5.16% $35.1M	232.1K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$679.2M
Presidio Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Dustin S Tenbroeck Managing Partner	5.07% $14.5M	95.8K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$285.2M
TRAPHAGEN INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth	James A. Lawrence Member	4.65% $53.0M	350.6K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$1.1B
Strive Asset Management, LLC ETF Provider	Michael Conner Searcy Managing Partner	3.98% $7.3M	48.6K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$184.4M
SKY-MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. RIA/Wealth	Thomas E Nelson President	3.86% $5.5M	36.3K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$143.2M
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Private Equity	Edward Joseph Keefe CFO	2.93% $20.1M	133.0K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$685.6M
O Owen LaRue, LLC Institution	-	2.46% $6.0M	39.8K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$244.6M
P PECAUT & CO. Institution	-	2.39% $7.4M	49.3K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$311.3M
Wiser Advisor Group LLC RIA/Wealth	Larry Lytle CEO	2.31% $1.9M	12.3K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$80.4M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in GRID

CITADEL ADVISORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerKenneth Cordele Griffin

Portfolio Value: $122.08B
Positions: 5,531
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

Market Value: $351.6K
Shares Held: 2.3K
Portfolio Weight: 0.00%
Owned Since: 2024-Q4

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 Microsoft MSFT	Software - Infrastructure Technology	$2.1B	1.68%
2 Nvidia NVDA	Semiconductors Technology	$1.8B	1.50%
3 Meta Platforms, Inc. META	Internet Content & Information Communication Services	$1.4B	1.18%