FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF
BUFX
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.15M invested in FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
200% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 1
60% more funds holding
Funds holding: 5 → 8 (+3)
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.78M → $9.15M (+$2.37M)
22.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 130.26% → 107.62% (-23%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$908K |
| 2 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$848K |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$368K |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$64.1K |
| 5 |
SPIA
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
|
+$44.1K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GWSG
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Centennial,
Colorado
|
-$32.9K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $3.67M | +$908K | +43,285 | +33% |
|
|
AI
2
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $3.63M | +$848K | +40,431 | +31% |
|
|
GWSG
3
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Centennial,
Colorado
| $727K | -$32.9K | -1,568 | -4% |
|
|
OMC
4
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| $671K | +$64.1K | +3,054 | +11% |
|
|
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| $372K | +$368K | +17,525 | New |
|
|
SPIA
6
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| $44.6K | +$44.1K | +2,100 | New |
|
7
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $24.2K | – | – | – |
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $170 | +$168 | +8 | New |
|
BUFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
8 of the 8,256 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFX) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $9.15M — up 35% from $6.78M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new BUFX positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mariner, adding an estimated $908K. The largest seller was GPS Wealth Strategies Group, cutting an estimated $32.9K.
- 8 institutional investors held FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFX) as of Q4 2025, up from 5 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $9.15M of FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Mariner, an estimated $908K added.
- The largest FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF seller in Q4 2025 was GPS Wealth Strategies Group, an estimated $32.9K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.