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Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $386M invested in Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 3

163% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 8

33% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 48 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $396M → $386M (-$9.94M)

6.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.35% → 71.22% (-6.1%)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.58%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
8
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EF
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
+$53.7M
2
JWM
JPL Wealth Management
Colorado
+$9.63M
3
MWM
Maridea Wealth Management
New York
+$6.13M
4
KCM
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
+$5.03M
5
WCM
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
+$4.34M

Top Sellers

1
IA
Insight Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$89.4M
2
EF
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
-$17.2M
3
VFG
Valley Financial Group
Pennsylvania
-$11.6M
4
MOS
MGO One Seven
Ohio
-$833K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$580K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
26
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$752K +$47.1K +524 +7%
WCP
27
Wealthcare Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
$744K -$12.7K -141 -2%
DAS
28
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$694K -$227K -2,522 -25%
MWM
29
McCartney Wealth Management
Missouri
$609K +$610K +6,784 New
MML Investors Services
30
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$581K +$73.5K +817 +14%
XPN
31
XY Planning Network
Montana
$530K +$151K +1,676 +40%
CFA
32
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$499K +$500K +5,561 New
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$465K +$347K +3,860 +291%
LA
34
Latitude Advisors
Florida
$444K +$63.4K +705 +17%
FDCDDQ
35
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$442K +$400K +4,451 +937%
QCM
36
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$375K – – –
RWM
37
Rockwood Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$373K +$374K +4,156 New
FF
38
Foundry Financial
California
$339K +$340K +3,780 New
WIA
39
World Investment Advisors
California
$337K +$338K +3,757 New
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$335K -$580K -6,452 -63%
OFG
41
Orcam Financial Group
California
$330K +$50.8K +565 +18%
LPL Financial
42
LPL Financial
California
$322K +$323K +3,588 New
NBWM
43
North Berkeley Wealth Management
California
$306K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$291K +$41.7K +464 +17%
BEI
45
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$277K -$5.94K -66 -2%
JWM
46
Jessup Wealth Management
Ohio
$239K – – –
RFW
47
Redwood Family Wealth
Texas
$207K +$207K +2,307 New
LC
48
Luminist Capital
Michigan
$3.95K – – –
EF
49
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
– -$17.2M -192,048 Closed
MOS
50
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– -$833K -9,300 Closed
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CAOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

48 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF (CAOS) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $386M — down 2.5% from $396M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new CAOS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Empowered Funds, opening a new position worth an estimated $53.7M. The largest seller was Insight Advisors, cutting an estimated $89.4M.

  • 48 institutional investors held Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF (CAOS) as of Q4 2025, up from 36 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $386M of Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF stock for Q4 2025, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 3 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Empowered Funds, an estimated $53.7M added.
  • The largest Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Insight Advisors, an estimated $89.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.