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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 2

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 88 (+11)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $213M → $217M (+$4.32M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.64% → 72.44% (-2.2%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 35

Holders
88
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
27
Reduced
35
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$4.13M
2
AWA
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
+$1.65M
3
VA
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
+$1.13M
4
GVAG
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
+$1.04M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$996K

Top Sellers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$11.1M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.42M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.59M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$867K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$530K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
26
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.79M -$530K -19,494 -23%
ASN
27
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.71M -$867K -31,883 -34%
ACA
28
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1.5M -$23.1K -850 -2%
FPWM
29
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.47M +$13.7K +503 +1%
SA
30
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.47M -$3.4K -125 -0.2%
AAS
31
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.19M +$450K +16,572 +63%
Mariner
32
Mariner
Kansas
$1.15M +$93.2K +3,429 +9%
VA
33
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$1.14M +$1.13M +41,413 New
BCM
34
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.11M +$466K +17,136 +74%
SFG
35
SageGuard Financial Group
Tennessee
$1.1M +$1.09M +40,114 New
GVAG
36
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.06M +$1.04M +38,377 New
HIS
37
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$992K -$58.5K -2,151 -6%
JIP
38
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$922K +$9.92K +365 +1%
NG
39
Novem Group
New York
$913K -$71.8K -2,641 -7%
OBWG
40
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$834K – – –
PEWA
41
Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors
California
$803K +$793K +29,194 New
HI
42
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$803K +$39K +1,436 +5%
FGG
43
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$772K – – –
GWP
44
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$752K -$21.8K -802 -3%
IWM
45
Iams Wealth Management
Nebraska
$709K – – –
PA
46
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$694K -$81.3K -2,992 -11%
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$680K -$27.3K -1,005 -4%
CCFM
48
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$622K -$13.6K -500 -2%
KA
49
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$619K +$612K +22,504 New
CF
50
Centaurus Financial
California
$602K +$51.2K +1,883 +9%
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BUFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

88 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $217M — up 2% from $213M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BUFG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rockefeller Capital Management, adding an estimated $4.13M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 88 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) as of Q4 2025, up from 77 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $217M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 2 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Rockefeller Capital Management, an estimated $4.13M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.