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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF

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: 6161 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GEA
1
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$23.7M -$2.04M -90,091 -8%
CWA
2
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
$14.9M -$115K -5,057 -0.8%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.48M -$872K -38,411 -10%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
4
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.35M -$69.6K -3,067 -1%
GWM
5
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.26M -$3.55M -156,638 -41%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$5.01M -$3.75M -165,163 -44%
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.22M -$98.8K -4,354 -2%
SF
8
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3.87M -$45.5K -2,005 -1%
AssetMark Inc
9
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.76M +$402K +17,698 +18%
LCM
10
Lunt Capital Management
Utah
$2.59M -$375K -16,540 -13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.39M -$2.98M -131,506 -56%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.01M +$163K +7,203 +9%
LWMI
13
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$1.89M +$523K +23,057 +40%
LIS
14
Legacy Investment Solutions
Idaho
$1.89M +$1.82M +80,030 New
GVAG
15
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.74M +$27.5K +1,211 +2%
MFGM
16
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
$1.46M -$146K -6,437 -9%
SA
17
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.46M -$10.6K -468 -0.8%
SOS
18
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$1.15M +$3.02K +133 +0.3%
ACA
19
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1.13M -$47.3K -2,085 -4%
FNWA
20
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$1.06M -$545 -24 -0.1%
FGG
21
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$980K -$35.7K -1,575 -4%
VBFP
22
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$858K
RC
23
Rovin Capital
Arizona
$812K -$7.78K -343 -1%
IWC
24
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$791K +$43.9K +1,933 +6%
OMC
25
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$787K -$82.5K -3,634 -10%

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.