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FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $938M invested in FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 43

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $827M → $938M (+$111M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151166 (+15)

4.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.05%86.2% (+4.2%)

Holders
166
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+9.93%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
30
Increased
76
Reduced
43
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BEI
101
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$590K -$87.5K -3,445 -13%
MCWS
102
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$552K -$6.98K -275 -1%
CA
103
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$550K -$12.7K -500 -2%
AAP
104
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$550K +$547K +21,552 New
GRP
105
Global Retirement Partners
California
$549K +$546K +21,499 New
AAS
106
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$537K -$129K -5,072 -19%
Janney Montgomery Scott
107
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$522K -$1.5K -59 -0.3%
IWM
108
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$506K +$504K +19,837 New
EWM
109
Echo Wealth Management
Minnesota
$500K +$174K +6,859 +54%
SPIA
110
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$495K +$216K +8,515 +78%
VWS
111
Virtus Wealth Solutions
New Jersey
$472K +$469K +18,488 New
Ameriprise
112
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$468K +$169K +6,673 +57%
MA
113
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$442K -$47.5K -1,870 -10%
MSAM
114
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$437K +$58.1K +2,290 +15%
Wells Fargo
115
Wells Fargo
California
$437K +$393K +15,467 +935%
PCA
116
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$433K +$107K +4,205 +33%
PWM
117
Partners Wealth Management
California
$428K +$426K +16,774 New
GLA
118
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$423K
SW
119
Schulz Wealth
Texas
$402K
SFC
120
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$398K +$76.8K +3,026 +24%
CAM
121
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$389K +$387K +15,256 New
OBWG
122
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$385K -$3.81K -150 -1%
FFN
123
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$383K
BAS
124
Breakthru Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$373K +$371K +14,607 New
QCIG
125
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$371K +$76.1K +2,996 +26%

BUFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

166 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs (BUFD) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $938M — up 13% from $827M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new BUFD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was Simplicity Wealth, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.06M sold.

  • 166 institutional investors held FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs (BUFD) as of Q4 2024, up from 151 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $938M of FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs stock for Q4 2024, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs positions in Q4 2024 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs buyer in Q4 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $18.3M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs seller in Q4 2024 was Simplicity Wealth, an estimated $3.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.