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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5259 (+7)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.6M → $101M (+$1.44M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 25

245.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 311.11%66.05% (-245%)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+13.46%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
15
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$21.4M -$3.7M -206,504 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.4M -$2.22M -124,072 -12%
CA
3
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$6.82M -$1.53M -85,196 -18%
WEG
4
World Equity Group
Illinois
$6.67M +$12.1K +675 +0.2%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5.78M -$1.13M -62,892 -16%
PGWM
6
Pitti Group Wealth Management
New York
$3.97M +$358K +19,985 +10%
SF
7
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.73M +$54.5K +3,044 +1%
IWC
8
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.83M +$2.49M +138,977 +744%
CAN
9
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.66M -$1.3M -72,383 -33%
VBFP
10
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$2.37M -$114K -6,349 -5%
AWM
11
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$2.35M +$77.2K +4,309 +3%
EA
12
Ellsworth Advisors
Ohio
$2.1M -$321K -17,902 -14%
SPC
13
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.44M -$84.3K -4,706 -6%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
14
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1.16M +$1.16M +64,790 New
AAS
15
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.16M +$1.16M +64,529 New
FPWM
16
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.04M +$8.56K +478 +0.8%
ACA
17
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$971K -$2.17K -121 -0.2%
GWANC
18
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$971K -$2.17K -121 -0.2%
JIP
19
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$950K -$237K -13,211 -20%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$883K -$223K -12,443 -20%
SCFS
21
S.C. Financial Services
Arizona
$845K +$285K +15,894 +51%
KAS
22
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$839K -$33.2K -1,856 -4%
FAIM
23
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$794K +$792K +44,197 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
24
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$787K +$785K +43,840 New
SW
25
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$775K +$773K +43,170 New

BUFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

59 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $101M — up 1.4% from $99.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BUFG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Integrated Wealth Concepts, adding an estimated $2.49M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.7M.

  • 59 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) as of Q4 2022, up from 52 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $101M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Integrated Wealth Concepts, an estimated $2.49M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $3.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.