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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF

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: 8888 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28.7M +$9.74M +353,814 +50%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$28.2M +$775K +28,162 +3%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$19.5M +$765K +27,815 +4%
CWA
4
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
$18M +$940K +34,159 +5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$11M -$41.2K -1,498 -0.4%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$10.8M +$3.01M +109,238 +37%
AssetMark Inc
7
AssetMark Inc
California
$7.25M +$497K +18,051 +7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.06M -$471K -17,113 -6%
PFPG
9
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Georgia)
Georgia
$6.94M -$48.6K -1,766 -0.7%
FL
10
FreeGulliver LLC
Louisiana
$6.81M -$252K -9,150 -3%
GWM
11
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.93M +$55.5K +2,015 +0.9%
Rockefeller Capital Management
12
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$5.16M +$424K +15,416 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.05M +$134K +4,872 +3%
WEG
14
World Equity Group
Illinois
$4.53M +$15.4K +559 +0.3%
TWM
15
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$3.62M +$1.37M +49,639 +58%
VBFP
16
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$2.93M +$9.91K +360 +0.3%
TCA
17
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.92M +$19.9K +722 +0.7%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
18
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$2.88M -$112K -4,060 -4%
IWC
19
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.82M -$23.4K -851 -0.8%
LCM
20
Lunt Capital Management
Utah
$2.36M +$7.87K +286 +0.3%
VA
21
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$2.26M +$1.17M +42,613 +103%
OIA
22
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.24M +$2.29M +83,396 New
OMC
23
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.02M +$1.53M +55,596 +282%
KAS
24
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.97M +$220K +8,002 +12%
AWA
25
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.96M +$7.38K +268 +0.4%

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.