FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
BUFG
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 24
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $147M → $165M (+$18M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 70 → 75 (+5)
0.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.43% → 81.7% (-0.73%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$7.83M |
| 2 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
+$6.55M |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.65M |
| 4 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$2.04M |
| 5 |
FL
FreeGulliver LLC
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
+$1.44M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
SI
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
-$11.4M |
| 2 |
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
|
-$3.23M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.66M |
| 4 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$1.4M |
| 5 |
WEG
World Equity Group
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
-$882K |
BUFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
75 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $165M — up 12% from $147M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BUFG positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $7.83M. The largest seller was Stephens Inc, cutting an estimated $11.4M.
- 75 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) as of Q1 2024, up from 70 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $165M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $7.83M added.
- The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Stephens Inc, an estimated $11.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.