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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

5.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.44% → 78.3% (+5.9%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $226M (+$8.82M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 88 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
88
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
30
Reduced
33
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.74M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$3.01M
3
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
+$2.29M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$1.53M
5
TWM
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
+$1.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EA
Ellsworth Advisors
Ohio
-$3.6M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$1.94M
3
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$749K
4
SFG
SageGuard Financial Group
Tennessee
-$709K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$680K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWP
26
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$1.64M +$932K +33,886 +124%
SA
27
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.51M +$79.8K +2,899 +5%
ASN
28
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.48M -$202K -7,341 -12%
FPWM
29
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.42M -$14.9K -543 -1%
Mariner
30
Mariner
Kansas
$1.4M +$290K +10,521 +25%
ACA
31
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1.38M -$78.9K -2,866 -5%
PEWA
32
Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors
California
$1.38M +$614K +22,311 +76%
BCM
33
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.26M +$180K +6,526 +16%
BWM
34
Benson Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.16M +$1.16M +42,086 +3,900%
AAS
35
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.14M -$12.2K -444 -1%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.02M -$749K -27,215 -42%
JIP
37
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.01M +$109K +3,967 +12%
HIS
38
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$955K -$13.2K -478 -1%
GVAG
39
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$915K -$119K -4,327 -11%
NG
40
Novem Group
New York
$891K – – –
OBWG
41
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$805K -$9.49K -345 -1%
FGG
42
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$753K – – –
CAL
43
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$718K +$231K +8,400 +46%
IWM
44
Iams Wealth Management
Nebraska
$692K – – –
PA
45
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$661K -$16.7K -608 -2%
AT
46
American Trust
Kentucky
$580K +$73.1K +2,658 +14%
WAP
47
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$571K – – –
TWM
48
TCFG Wealth Management
California
$545K – – –
TIA
49
TCFG Investment Advisors
California
$545K +$558K +20,295 New
IA
50
IFP Advisors
Florida
$534K -$578 -21 -0.1%
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BUFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

88 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $226M — up 4.1% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BUFG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $9.74M. The largest seller was Ellsworth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.6M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) as of Q1 2026, unchanged from Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $226M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $9.74M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Ellsworth Advisors, an estimated $3.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.