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FT Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs

501 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.35B invested in FT Vest Fund of Buffer ETFs in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 158

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 32

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6065 (+5)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.97B → $7.35B (+$379M)

1.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.55%85.37% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 500501 (+1)

Holders
501
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.2%
% of All Funds
6.17%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
45
Increased
244
Reduced
158
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$1.59B +$85.2M +2,481,521 +6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$455M +$20.6M +598,728 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$335M -$55.6M -1,618,873 -14%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$300M +$67.7M +1,971,147 +29%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$261M +$18.4M +534,455 +7%
Raymond James Financial
6
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$205M +$17.9M +520,005 +9%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$185M +$69.8M +2,032,173 +59%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$174M +$6.05M +176,273 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$160M -$2.41M -70,183 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$111M +$926K +26,968 +0.8%
PAG
11
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$110M -$332K -9,664 -0.3%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
12
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$104M -$22.8M -664,129 -18%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$102M +$58.6M +1,708,131 +131%
MML Investors Services
14
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$101M -$21.4M -624,646 -17%
NA
15
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$98.9M +$6.17M +179,577 +7%
HI
16
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$88.4M +$4.61M +134,350 +5%
KAS
17
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$84.6M -$24.5M -714,422 -22%
HCM
18
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$79.1M +$37.3M +1,085,119 +86%
Truist Financial
19
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$72.9M +$1.41M +41,094 +2%
KPWS
20
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$67.6M +$1.13M +32,781 +2%
MA
21
Macro Advisors
Pennsylvania
$67.3M +$68.4M +1,993,551 New
IWM
22
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$56.3M -$438K -12,749 -0.8%
ACA
23
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$54.5M +$497K +14,467 +0.9%
GIA
24
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$53M +$4.77M +139,005 +10%
GWANC
25
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$49.3M -$226K -6,585 -0.4%