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FT Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs

437 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.35B invested in FT Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 136 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 136

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 28

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4954 (+5)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.81B → $6.35B (+$538M)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.38%84.25% (-0.13%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 438437 (-1)

Holders
437
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
5.74%
Holding in Top 10
54
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.2%
% of All Funds
0.71%
New
38
Increased
212
Reduced
136
Closed
28
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$1.4B +$72.5M +2,222,772 +6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$407M +$38.6M +1,183,161 +11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$381M +$21.6M +662,999 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$276M +$22.2M +681,248 +9%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$250M +$10.6M +324,116 +4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
6
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$170M +$344K +10,545 +0.2%
Raymond James Financial
7
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$157M +$32.5M +997,790 +27%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$156M -$3.26M -99,850 -2%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
9
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$120M +$6.82M +209,088 +6%
MML Investors Services
10
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$111M +$1.02M +31,189 +0.9%
KAS
11
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$107M +$43.7M +1,338,785 +72%
PAG
12
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$107M +$6.71M +205,793 +7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$95.1M +$6.97M +213,636 +8%
HI
14
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$85.1M +$2.85M +87,334 +4%
NA
15
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$85M +$1.53M +47,059 +2%
Truist Financial
16
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$74.7M +$1.84M +56,550 +3%
KPWS
17
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$64.4M +$518K +15,889 +0.8%
ACA
18
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$52.9M -$4.21M -128,960 -8%
IWM
19
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$51.3M +$184K +5,642 +0.4%
GWANC
20
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$49.3M -$4.53M -138,796 -9%
GIA
21
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$47M -$2.28M -70,031 -5%
CAM
22
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
$44.9M +$2.45M +75,214 +6%
TWM
23
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$41.7M -$189K -5,808 -0.5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$35.9M -$349K -10,709 -1%
GFG
25
Goldstone Financial Group
Illinois
$34.9M +$1.04M +31,813 +3%