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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF

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: 8977 (-12)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.3M +$8.42M +321,014 +40%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$26.5M -$1.55M -58,922 -6%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$21.2M +$1.84M +70,002 +10%
CWA
4
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
$16.3M +$1.03M +39,155 +7%
Cetera Investment Advisers
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$10.9M -$543K -20,700 -5%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9.3M +$436K +16,637 +5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
7
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.66M +$183K +6,985 +3%
FL
8
FreeGulliver LLC
Louisiana
$7.54M -$1.28M -48,678 -15%
SF
9
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$7.12M -$222K -8,470 -3%
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$6.63M +$362K +13,817 +6%
GWM
11
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.71M -$19.3K -737 -0.3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.7M +$328K +12,492 +8%
WEG
13
World Equity Group
Illinois
$4.59M +$19.3K +735 +0.4%
EA
14
Ellsworth Advisors
Ohio
$3.44M +$114K +4,338 +4%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
15
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$2.98M -$37.8K -1,441 -1%
VBFP
16
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$2.94M +$32.2K +1,226 +1%
LCM
17
Lunt Capital Management
Utah
$2.74M -$43K -1,638 -2%
IWC
18
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.67M -$1.22M -46,446 -32%
TCA
19
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.61M +$573K +21,853 +29%
ASN
20
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.54M -$247K -9,427 -9%
RC
21
Rovin Capital
Arizona
$2.38M +$158K +6,008 +7%
PAG
22
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.28M +$2.22M +84,542 New
TWM
23
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$2.06M +$286K +10,912 +17%
KAS
24
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.79M +$334K +12,742 +24%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.7M +$147K +5,590 +10%

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.