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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M 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, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 61 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

1.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.28% → 90.75% (-1.5%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $114M → $107M (-$7.03M)

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
61
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
10
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$712K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$670K
3
LWMI
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
+$523K
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$402K
5
AWA
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
+$206K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.75M
2
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
-$3.55M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$2.98M
4
GEA
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
-$2.04M
5
TC
TownSquare Capital
Utah
-$1.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWSG
26
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$771K -$30.7K -1,355 -4%
AWM
27
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$743K -$1.48K -65 -0.2%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$739K +$712K +31,378 New
AI
29
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$707K +$3.43K +151 +0.5%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$696K +$670K +29,525 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$657K -$3.15K -139 -0.5%
GWP
32
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$553K -$32.7K -1,440 -6%
CF
33
Centaurus Financial
California
$477K +$4.79K +211 +1%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
34
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$415K -$24.1K -1,060 -6%
JIP
35
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$400K – – –
Truist Financial
36
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$384K -$794 -35 -0.2%
QCIG
37
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$363K – – –
IA
38
IFP Advisors
Florida
$360K +$152K +6,698 +78%
BC
39
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$285K – – –
MWM
40
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$271K – – –
AAS
41
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$248K +$11K +483 +5%
NA
42
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$243K -$3.68K -162 -2%
KAS
43
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$238K -$20.3K -893 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
44
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$238K -$15K -661 -6%
KWM
45
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
$227K – – –
AWA
46
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$214K +$206K +9,069 New
ASN
47
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$211K +$201K +8,859 New
EWM
48
Evolution Wealth Management
Florida
$204K +$197K +8,677 New
GWANC
49
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$154K -$11.6K -510 -7%
HI
50
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$147K – – –
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BUFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

61 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $107M — down 6.2% from $114M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BUFT was balanced in Q2 2025: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 10 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $712K. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $3.75M.

  • 61 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) as of Q2 2025, unchanged from Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $107M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $712K added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF seller in Q2 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.