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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
BUFG

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $201M → $213M (+$11.5M)

1.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.84% → 74.64% (-1.2%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 31

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 77 (-12)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
77
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-13.48%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
27
Reduced
31
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$8.42M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$2.22M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.84M
4
CWA
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
+$1.03M
5
TCA
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
+$573K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.71M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$1.55M
3
FL
FreeGulliver LLC
Louisiana
-$1.28M
4
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$1.22M
5
CA
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
-$1.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACA
26
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1.49M -$133K -5,052 -8%
SA
27
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.44M -$78.4K -2,989 -5%
FPWM
28
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.43M – – –
Mariner
29
Mariner
Kansas
$1.03M +$251K +9,587 +33%
HIS
30
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.03M +$48.4K +1,845 +5%
NG
31
Novem Group
New York
$965K -$4.46K -170 -0.5%
JIP
32
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$892K – – –
OBWG
33
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$817K – – –
PA
34
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$760K +$160K +6,087 +28%
GWP
35
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$758K +$189K +7,194 +34%
FGG
36
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$755K -$47.6K -1,815 -6%
HI
37
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$747K -$47.7K -1,817 -6%
AAS
38
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$714K -$141K -5,358 -17%
SPC
39
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$713K +$4.51K +172 +0.7%
IWM
40
Iams Wealth Management
Nebraska
$694K – – –
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$693K +$224K +8,521 +50%
Rockefeller Capital Management
42
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$669K -$2.6K -99 -0.4%
BCM
43
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$622K +$3.88K +148 +0.6%
CCFM
44
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$622K -$2.62K -100 -0.4%
FNWA
45
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$594K -$16.6K -631 -3%
WAP
46
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$573K – – –
TWM
47
TCFG Wealth Management
California
$563K -$44.3K -1,690 -7%
CF
48
Centaurus Financial
California
$539K +$57K +2,171 +12%
DFA
49
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$529K -$26.8K -1,020 -5%
AT
50
American Trust
Kentucky
$498K -$1.78K -68 -0.4%
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BUFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

77 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $213M — up 5.7% from $201M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of BUFG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $8.42M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.71M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) as of Q3 2025, down from 89 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $213M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 14 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $8.42M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.