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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 12

52.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 442.96% → 495.66% (+53%)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 50 (+8)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119M → $130M (+$11M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+19.05%
% of All Funds
0.86%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SMF
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
+$2.65M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.34M
3
SF
Synovus Financial
Georgia
+$2.07M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.41M
5
SFP
Sweet Financial Partners
Minnesota
+$1.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BWM
BlackDiamond Wealth Management
New York
-$1.97M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$1.13M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$388K
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$242K
5
AWS
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
-$223K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BRWA
26
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$783K +$18.8K +1,000 +2%
VBFP
27
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$742K +$470K +25,042 +157%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$678K +$1.29K +69 +0.2%
KWM
29
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$657K +$681K +36,325 New
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$482K +$500K +26,651 New
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$467K +$483K +25,777 New
CF
32
Centaurus Financial
California
$445K +$7.63K +407 +2%
DLHL
33
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$414K -$46.9K -2,501 -10%
TC
34
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$397K +$411K +21,929 New
MWM
35
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$339K – – –
OMC
36
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$321K -$66.1K -3,523 -17%
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$275K +$285K +15,200 New
TCM
38
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$263K -$72.7K -3,875 -21%
QCIG
39
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$224K +$232K +12,370 New
WWM
40
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$214K +$4.39K +234 +2%
BC
41
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$210K +$214K +11,401 New
SOS
42
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$206K +$196K +10,467 New
AWM
43
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$186K -$319 -17 -0.2%
SAM
44
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$169K – – –
HI
45
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$128K – – –
UBS Group
46
UBS Group
Switzerland
$90K +$93.3K +4,976 New
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$60K +$61.9K +3,300 New
APA
48
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$32.2K – – –
MCC
49
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$19K – – –
CAL
50
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
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BUFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

50 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $130M — up 9.2% from $119M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BUFT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sterling Manor Financial, adding an estimated $2.65M. The largest seller was BlackDiamond Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.97M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) as of Q3 2022, up from 42 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $130M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF stock for Q3 2022, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Sterling Manor Financial, an estimated $2.65M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF seller in Q3 2022 was BlackDiamond Wealth Management, an estimated $1.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.