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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
DFA
51
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$57.2K -$4.42K -185 -7%
TC
52
Trust Company
Kansas
$38.3K – – –
IWM
53
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$27.6K – – –
GRP
54
Global Retirement Partners
California
$27.5K +$239 +10 +0.9%
NEWAS
55
N.E.W. Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$24.2K – – –
CJ
56
Caitlin John
Michigan
$7.29K +$7.21K +302 New
ANBT
57
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$6.5K – – –
SAM
58
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.34K +$4.3K +180 New
CFS
59
Compass Financial Services
Iowa
$1.21K +$1.19K +50 New
SOS
60
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
– -$1.15M -48,694 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
61
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$238K -10,105 Closed
GWANC
62
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
– -$154K -6,520 Closed
WTFG
63
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
– -$65K -2,766 Closed
AAP
64
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
– -$18.1K -768 Closed
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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.