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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 18

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $107M → $112M (+$5.17M)

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: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

3.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.75% → 87.55% (-3.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 59 (-2)

Holders
59
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.28%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
21
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.6M
2
HI
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
+$2.12M
3
AWA
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
+$1.21M
4
CWA
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
+$626K
5
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
+$393K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SOS
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
-$1.15M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$764K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$384K
4
GVAG
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
-$246K
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$238K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWM
26
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$762K – – –
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$756K +$42.1K +1,761 +6%
OMC
28
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$735K -$70.6K -2,957 -9%
AI
29
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$733K +$8.24K +345 +1%
IWC
30
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$732K -$78K -3,266 -10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$680K +$7.14K +299 +1%
CF
32
Centaurus Financial
California
$536K +$45.7K +1,913 +9%
AAS
33
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$508K +$393K +16,462 +359%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
34
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$424K – – –
JIP
35
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$410K – – –
Truist Financial
36
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$376K -$17.7K -743 -5%
QCIG
37
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$372K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$370K -$384K -16,077 -51%
PAG
39
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$321K +$318K +13,293 New
BC
40
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$292K – – –
MWM
41
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$278K – – –
NA
42
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$249K – – –
KAS
43
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$245K +$1.19K +50 +0.5%
KWM
44
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
$233K – – –
TWM
45
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$217K +$214K +8,976 New
EWM
46
Evolution Wealth Management
Florida
$210K – – –
IA
47
IFP Advisors
Florida
$208K -$159K -6,657 -44%
ASN
48
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$129K -$84.3K -3,528 -40%
CAL
49
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$65K – – –
PTC
50
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$60.4K +$23.9K +1,000 +67%
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BUFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

59 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $112M — up 4.8% from $107M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BUFT was balanced in Q3 2025: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 21 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.6M. The largest seller was Silver Oak Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15M sold.

  • 59 institutional investors held FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) as of Q3 2025, down from 61 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $112M of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.6M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Silver Oak Securities, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.