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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 65 (+6)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.5M → $105M (+$7.37M)

1.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.63% → 87.35% (+1.7%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 21

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.17%
% of All Funds
0.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
21
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.32M
2
GEA
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
+$1.16M
3
LIS
Legacy Investment Solutions
Idaho
+$528K
4
LWMI
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
+$528K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$354K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FNWA
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
-$892K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$413K
3
CWA
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
-$198K
4
MFGM
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
-$95.7K
5
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$74.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RC
26
Rovin Capital
Arizona
$781K -$2.52K -113 -0.3%
AWM
27
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$709K +$263K +11,800 +60%
AI
28
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$655K +$87.9K +3,938 +16%
GWP
29
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$636K -$40.3K -1,807 -6%
GWSG
30
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$581K +$23.7K +1,060 +4%
AAS
31
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$524K +$292K +13,099 +128%
CF
32
Centaurus Financial
California
$448K +$58.9K +2,641 +15%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
33
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$418K +$110K +4,908 +36%
FNWA
34
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$413K -$892K -39,979 -68%
JIP
35
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$371K – – –
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$356K +$354K +15,862 New
QCIG
37
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$345K – – –
AA
38
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$326K +$325K +14,552 New
AAP
39
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$324K +$323K +14,452 New
MWM
40
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$299K -$22.3K -1,000 -7%
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$289K +$1.38K +62 +0.5%
BC
42
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$271K – – –
AWS
43
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$262K -$8.84K -396 -3%
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
44
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$262K -$8.84K -396 -3%
KAS
45
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$248K +$19.9K +893 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$242K -$469 -21 -0.2%
NA
47
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$237K – – –
KWM
48
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
$226K -$13.1K -585 -5%
Mariner
49
Mariner
Kansas
$225K -$848 -38 -0.4%
NG
50
Novem Group
New York
$217K +$216K +9,680 New
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BUFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

65 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $105M — up 7.6% from $97.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BUFT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.32M. The largest seller was Financial Network Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $892K.

  • 65 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) as of Q4 2024, up from 59 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $105M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF stock for Q4 2024, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.32M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Financial Network Wealth Advisors, an estimated $892K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.