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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $201M (+$2.61M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.06% → 62.03% (-0.02%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 88 (-4)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
88
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
38
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$14.6M
2
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$2.45M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.4M
4
CW
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
+$907K
5
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
+$844K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$4.62M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$4.24M
3
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$3.9M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.56M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$2.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Truist Financial
26
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.76M -$3.9M -107,689 -69%
IP
27
Ignite Planners
California
$1.54M – – –
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.53M -$1.1M -30,463 -42%
CP
29
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$1.36M -$396K -10,930 -23%
SCA
30
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
$1.32M +$474K +13,100 +58%
PWPS
31
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$1.31M – – –
MA
32
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.25M -$176K -4,873 -13%
SWM
33
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.12M -$108K -2,986 -9%
HI
34
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1.03M -$1.14M -31,534 -53%
CW
35
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$927K +$907K +25,042 New
NA
36
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$880K -$554K -15,302 -39%
AAS
37
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$860K +$844K +23,317 New
KPWS
38
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$776K -$40.1K -1,108 -5%
BTWM
39
Brass Tax Wealth Management
Ohio
$721K +$705K +19,476 New
IAN
40
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$653K -$29.1K -803 -4%
AWS
41
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$647K – – –
MML Investors Services
42
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$571K -$199K -5,490 -26%
CFS
43
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$565K – – –
VCM
44
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$558K +$18.1K +499 +3%
EWM
45
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$522K – – –
BRWA
46
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$511K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$496K -$474K -13,088 -49%
LWM
48
Lakeridge Wealth Management
Ohio
$483K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$480K +$460K +12,701 +4,488%
IF
50
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$470K -$22.4K -619 -5%
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DAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

88 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August (DAUG) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $201M — up 1.3% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of DAUG and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $14.6M. The largest seller was Janney Montgomery Scott, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 88 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August (DAUG) as of Q1 2024, down from 92 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $201M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August stock for Q1 2024, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August positions in Q1 2024 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $14.6M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August seller in Q1 2024 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.