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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $199M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 89 (+5)

1.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.68% → 78.97% (+1.3%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 31

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $199M (+$1.14M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
12
Increased
33
Reduced
31
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
+$6.13M
2
FL
FreeGulliver LLC
Louisiana
+$1.88M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.83M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.79M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$1.77M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$4.69M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$3.47M
3
PGWM
Pitti Group Wealth Management
New York
-$1.29M
4
AWA
Authentikos Wealth Advisory
California
-$1.22M
5
CWA
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
-$1.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SA
26
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.34M -$62.4K -2,538 -4%
FPWM
27
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.32M – – –
RIA
28
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.28M +$214K +8,710 +19%
TWM
29
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.26M +$248K +10,074 +23%
KAS
30
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.21M -$70.2K -2,859 -5%
TCA
31
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$1.19M +$1.23M +50,111 New
AAS
32
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.17M -$617K -25,110 -34%
CA
33
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$1.12M +$48.6K +1,979 +4%
SOS
34
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$1.08M +$97.7K +3,978 +10%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.03M +$528K +21,492 +98%
HIS
36
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$956K -$12.2K -497 -1%
HI
37
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$937K +$276K +11,226 +40%
NG
38
Novem Group
New York
$873K -$82.3K -3,350 -8%
Rockefeller Capital Management
39
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$849K -$37.3K -1,518 -4%
TC
40
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$829K -$10.1K -411 -1%
JIP
41
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$788K -$12.4K -506 -2%
OBWG
42
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$749K +$16.4K +667 +2%
FGG
43
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$725K -$58.3K -2,372 -7%
BPWM
44
Black Point Wealth Management
Florida
$708K -$914K -37,206 -56%
Mariner
45
Mariner
Kansas
$636K +$59K +2,400 +10%
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$621K +$106K +4,311 +20%
GS
47
GWN Securities
Florida
$620K +$641K +26,084 New
IWM
48
Iams Wealth Management
Nebraska
$613K – – –
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$585K +$604K +24,580 New
CCFM
50
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$557K -$7.37K -300 -1%
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BUFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

89 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $199M — up 0.58% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BUFG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Geneos Wealth Management, adding an estimated $6.13M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $4.69M.

  • 89 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) as of Q1 2025, up from 84 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $199M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 0.58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Geneos Wealth Management, an estimated $6.13M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $4.69M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.