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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $114M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $105M → $114M (+$9.05M)

4.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.35% → 92.28% (+4.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 61 (-4)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 21

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
61
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-6.15%
% of All Funds
0.82%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
+$5.92M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$3.14M
3
GEA
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
+$2.22M
4
GVAG
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
+$1.64M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$876K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$1.63M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$953K
3
AAS
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
-$565K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$356K
5
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$344K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWSG
26
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$765K +$185K +8,181 +32%
IWC
27
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$710K -$344K -15,229 -33%
AWM
28
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$710K – – –
AI
29
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$670K +$14.8K +656 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$629K -$250K -11,060 -28%
GWP
31
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$559K -$77.8K -3,440 -12%
AAS
32
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$532K +$8.62K +381 +2%
CF
33
Centaurus Financial
California
$450K +$1.79K +79 +0.4%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
34
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$418K – – –
JIP
35
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$381K +$10K +443 +3%
Truist Financial
36
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$367K +$77.9K +3,445 +27%
QCIG
37
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$345K – – –
BC
38
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$272K – – –
MWM
39
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$258K -$40.7K -1,800 -14%
KAS
40
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$247K -$1.04K -46 -0.4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$242K -$701 -31 -0.3%
NA
42
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$235K -$1.99K -88 -0.8%
AAS
43
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$226K -$565K -24,970 -71%
KWM
44
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
$217K -$9.97K -441 -4%
NG
45
Novem Group
New York
$211K -$6.78K -300 -3%
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$193K – – –
GWANC
47
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$158K – – –
HI
48
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$141K – – –
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$90.2K +$90.8K +4,017 New
WTFG
50
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$62.1K – – –
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BUFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

61 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $114M — up 8.6% from $105M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of BUFT and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Geneos Wealth Management, adding an estimated $5.92M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $1.63M.

  • 61 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) as of Q1 2025, down from 65 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $114M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Geneos Wealth Management, an estimated $5.92M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $1.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.