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FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF
BUFZ

101 hedge funds and large institutions have $565M invested in FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 21

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $452M → $565M (+$112M)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10

1.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.35% → 89.17% (+1.8%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 101 (+1)

Holders
101
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
50
Reduced
21
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FFS
Forge Financial Services
Oklahoma
+$63.4M
2
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
+$10.9M
3
CW
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
+$6.37M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$4.17M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.84M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.07M
2
APWA
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
-$2.36M
3
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
-$2.2M
4
ZI
ZEGA Investments
Florida
-$1.61M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWC
26
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.78M +$308K +12,128 +13%
KWM
27
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$2.49M +$1.17M +46,079 +92%
VWA
28
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$2.31M +$137K +5,388 +6%
MAG
29
Mayfair Advisory Group
Alabama
$2.28M -$17.4K -685 -0.8%
APWA
30
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$2.25M -$2.36M -92,922 -52%
SG
31
StoneX Group
New York
$2.25M +$248K +9,734 +13%
PAG
32
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.06M +$109K +4,283 +6%
AQR Capital Management
33
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.94M +$1.51M +59,479 +385%
GFA
34
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$1.86M -$79.2K -3,115 -4%
SS
35
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$1.79M +$244K +9,605 +16%
SF
36
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.64M +$62.4K +2,453 +4%
AI
37
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.63M -$3.05K -120 -0.2%
CFCI
38
Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional
Indiana
$1.54M +$305K +11,982 +25%
PFG
39
Prosperity Financial Group
California
$1.54M +$111K +4,352 +8%
WEG
40
World Equity Group
Illinois
$1.34M +$62.2K +2,448 +5%
GRP
41
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.26M +$94K +3,698 +8%
PFS
42
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.22M +$380K +14,952 +46%
BCM
43
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.19M +$93.4K +3,674 +9%
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.15M -$434K -17,059 -28%
WWM
45
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$1.12M +$1.1M +43,268 New
DAS
46
Diversify Advisory Services
Utah
$1.08M +$1.05M +41,220 New
BOSSRA
47
B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors
Utah
$1.07M +$1.05M +41,389 New
HIS
48
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.07M +$38.6K +1,517 +4%
NA
49
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.05M +$102K +4,000 +11%
CAL
50
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$113K +4,436 +13%
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BUFZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

101 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFZ) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $565M — up 25% from $452M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BUFZ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Forge Financial Services, adding an estimated $63.4M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $5.07M.

  • 101 institutional investors held FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFZ) as of Q3 2025, up from 100 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $565M of FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Forge Financial Services, an estimated $63.4M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF seller in Q3 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $5.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.