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AB Conservative Buffer ETF

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $854M invested in AB Conservative Buffer ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $827M → $854M (+$26.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.77%83.34% (-0.43%)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2219 (-3)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 7

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
19
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-13.64%
% of All Funds
0.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
1
Increased
5
Reduced
7
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
1
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$825M +$18.5M +447,967 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$10.1M +$8.62M +208,992 +522%
LWA
3
Legacy Wealth Advisors
Florida
$6.61M -$6.93K -168 -0.1%
HighTower Advisors
4
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.01M +$299K +7,261 +8%
CAM
5
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1.86M +$1.58M +38,419 +518%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.04M -$82.5K -2,000 -7%
Pathstone Holdings
7
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$973K -$75.1K -1,821 -7%
AFP
8
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$928K +$392K +9,507 +71%
QPW
9
Quantum Private Wealth
Florida
$695K
B
10
Bailard
California
$486K
NEWAS
11
N.E.W. Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$380K -$472K -11,437 -55%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$355K
SA
13
Scarborough Advisors
Maryland
$335K -$60.9K -1,478 -15%
NA
14
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$256K -$59.8K -1,450 -19%
AssetMark Inc
15
AssetMark Inc
California
$242K
MFP
16
Meridian Financial Partners
Virginia
$208K
AA
17
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$130K
AWM
18
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$26.7K +$27.1K +656 New
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17.6K -$5.57K -135 -24%
OMC
20
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.32M -32,056 Closed
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$312K -7,544 Closed
Rockefeller Capital Management
22
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$218K -5,282 Closed
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$77.6K -1,877 Closed

BUFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

19 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AB Conservative Buffer ETF (BUFC) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $854M — up 3.2% from $827M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of BUFC and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.32M sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held AB Conservative Buffer ETF (BUFC) as of Q1 2026, down from 22 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $854M of AB Conservative Buffer ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new AB Conservative Buffer ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 4 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest AB Conservative Buffer ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest AB Conservative Buffer ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $1.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.