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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
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Maintained
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Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

1.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.55%88.62% (+1.1%)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
65
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
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Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GEA
1
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$25.4M
CWA
2
Centennial Wealth Advisory
Michigan
$16.4M
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$9.32M
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.11M
GWM
5
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.71M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
6
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.61M
LWMI
7
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$4.83M
Cetera Investment Advisers
8
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.66M
PFPG
9
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Georgia)
Georgia
$3.8M
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.95M
SFG
11
SageGuard Financial Group
Tennessee
$2.7M
HI
12
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.64M
LCM
13
Lunt Capital Management
Utah
$2.64M
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.33M
AWA
15
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.95M
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.64M
MFGM
17
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
$1.45M
SA
18
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.45M
ACA
19
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1.12M
GVAG
20
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.11M
FNWA
21
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$1.1M
FGG
22
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$1.01M
VBFP
23
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$895K
OMC
24
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$802K
RC
25
Rovin Capital
Arizona
$777K