First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q4 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
Symbol
FEMB
Shares outstanding
10,151,981
Price per share
$30.74
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
6,238,740
Total reported value
$185,949,847
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+915,538
Value change
+$27,423,163
Number of holders
89
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 24% -7.6% $73,605,315 +$4,620,728 2,469,977 +6.7% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 89 institutional investors reported holding 6,238,740 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB). This represents 61% of the company’s total 10,151,981 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) together control 55% 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
MORGAN STANLEY 15% 1,506,967 +11% 0% $44,907,668
LPL Financial LLC 12% 1,181,923 +21% 0.01% $35,221,308
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 3.3% 334,244 -2% 0% $9,960,468
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 2.5% 256,175 +14% 0.01% $7,634,015
Csenge Advisory Group 2.3% 237,751 +304% 0.32% $7,084,970
Seascape Capital Management 2.3% 228,685 1.9% $6,815,000
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. 1.8% 186,416 +6.9% 0.94% $5,555,197
Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. 1.8% 184,485 -47% 0.62% $5,497,660
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.8% 178,868 +143% 0% $5,330,000
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.6% 163,590 -8.8% 0.01% $4,874,929
&PARTNERS 1.4% 140,040 +5.5% 0.02% $4,173,191
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.3% 136,310 +9.2% 0% $4,062,029
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC 1.2% 117,216 +9.5% 0.39% $3,549,000
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1% 101,508 +16% 0% $3,024,962
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.9% 91,225 +28% 0% $2,718,495
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.87% 87,925 -1.3% 0.01% $2,620,000
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.73% 73,665 +25% 0.01% $2,195,215
IAMS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% 69,968 0.75% $2,085,073
Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. 0.64% 64,906 0.89% $1,934,184
SIGNATURE ESTATE & INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.46% 47,129 0.03% $1,404,432
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC 0.45% 46,187 +3.2% 0.19% $1,376,373
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.43% 43,575 -4.7% 0% $1,299,000
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.37% 38,057 +63% 0.02% $1,134,098
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.36% 36,725 +3% 0.01% $1,094,405
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.35% 35,700 0.01% $1,063,860

Institutional Holders of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (FEMB) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 6,238,740 $185,949,847 +$27,423,163 $29.80 89
2025 Q3 5,379,736 $157,820,508 +$34,573,932 $29.34 76
2025 Q2 4,160,809 $120,219,111 +$55,380,646 $28.88 62
2025 Q1 2,250,193 $60,574,349 -$25,766,880 $26.89 54
2024 Q4 3,268,733 $85,101,322 -$22,561,582 $25.98 70
2024 Q3 4,242,227 $122,953,196 -$9,698,795 $28.98 66
2024 Q2 4,618,719 $125,568,987 +$14,397,658 $27.17 65
2024 Q1 4,069,125 $114,667,133 +$10,638,810 $28.17 57
2023 Q4 3,690,457 $107,547,151 +$14,570,720 $29.13 50
2023 Q3 3,109,273 $84,144,692 +$8,415,782 $27.05 48
2023 Q2 2,811,628 $80,656,107 -$1,064,192 $28.68 45
2023 Q1 2,849,794 $78,986,110 +$23,685,192 $27.70 44
2022 Q4 1,946,915 $51,166,100 +$3,880,860 $26.25 45
2022 Q3 1,842,887 $45,334,000 -$32,173,534 $24.51 36
2022 Q2 3,112,940 $83,085,000 -$54,170,149 $26.71 56
2022 Q1 5,092,936 $153,515,762 +$31,305,349 $30.15 62
2021 Q4 4,089,937 $127,487,438 +$1,853,703 $31.17 62
2021 Q3 3,936,638 $128,236,012 -$22,292,263 $32.58 60
2021 Q2 4,602,260 $160,841,469 +$4,054,599 $34.83 65
2021 Q1 4,485,180 $154,261,331 +$41,957,360 $34.39 60
2020 Q4 3,136,962 $119,385,913 +$22,173,909 $38.06 55
2020 Q3 2,306,618 $78,925,184 +$21,292,542 $34.21 45
2020 Q2 1,673,708 $57,872,611 -$29,790,066 $34.58 42
2020 Q1 2,547,584 $80,546,337 +$5,659,236 $31.63 46
2019 Q4 2,230,442 $87,109,999 +$9,082,767 $39.07 48
2019 Q3 1,919,097 $72,985,621 +$17,559,120 $38.05 37
2019 Q2 1,457,448 $56,442,996 +$5,832,744 $38.73 37
2019 Q1 1,314,823 $49,798,167 +$14,984,500 $37.88 35
2018 Q4 835,980 $30,949,000 +$5,380,833 $37.02 35
2018 Q3 748,780 $24,557,000 -$8,731,029 $36.60 29
2018 Q2 930,449 $33,338,782 -$4,161,651 $37.51 28
2018 Q1 880,307 $37,616,000 +$11,480,730 $42.73 33
2017 Q4 613,006 $25,851,000 -$8,284,484 $42.17 27
2017 Q3 793,396 $34,351,000 +$1,931,531 $43.29 22
2017 Q2 774,712 $32,466,000 +$12,305,470 $42.25 19
2017 Q1 483,316 $20,428,430 +$2,606,071 $42.27 14
2016 Q4 426,227 $17,110,000 +$2,821,051 $40.16 15
2016 Q3 350,925 $15,021,000 +$12,560,220 $42.82 14
2016 Q2 57,466 $2,435,000 +$1,228,790 $42.54 6
2016 Q1 28,457 $1,204,000 +$826,686 $42.23 6
2015 Q4 7,999 $317,000 -$90 $39.79 4
2015 Q3 8,001 $323,000 +$45,146 $40.98 4
2015 Q2 6,878 $300,000 +$288,526 $43.64 3
2015 Q1 268 $12,000 +$1,000 $40.77 2
2014 Q4 240 $11,000 +$11,000 $45.83 1