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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $113M → $106M (-$6.98M)

66% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
60
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$739K
2 +$696K
3 +$543K
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$417K
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$359K

Top Sellers

1 -$3.89M
2 -$3.69M
3 -$3.1M
4
GEA
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
-$2.12M
5
TC
TownSquare Capital
Utah
-$1.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GEA
1
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$23.7M
CWA
2
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
$14.9M
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.48M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
4
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.35M
GWM
5
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.26M
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$5.01M
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.22M
SF
8
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.87M
AssetMark Inc
9
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.76M
LCM
10
Lunt Capital Management
Utah
$2.59M
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.39M
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.12M
LWMI
13
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$1.89M
LIS
14
Legacy Investment Solutions
Idaho
$1.89M
GVAG
15
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.74M
MFGM
16
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
$1.46M
SOS
17
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$1.15M
ACA
18
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1.13M
FNWA
19
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$1.06M
FGG
20
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$980K
VBFP
21
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$858K
RC
22
Rovin Capital
Arizona
$812K
IWC
23
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$791K
OMC
24
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$787K
GWSG
25
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$771K