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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
SB
51
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$415K – – –
ACMA
52
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
$410K – – –
Citadel Advisors
53
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$408K +$400K +11,037 New
SS
54
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$390K -$172K -4,752 -31%
AAS
55
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$365K -$363K -10,027 -50%
OIA
56
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$363K – – –
HF
57
HRT Financial
New York
$322K +$316K +8,723 New
WFA
58
WMG Financial Advisors
Tennessee
$307K – – –
QAM
59
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
$270K – – –
DIM
60
Delta Investment Management
California
$267K -$36.6K -1,012 -12%
NS
61
NBC Securities
Alabama
$266K -$37.7K -1,040 -13%
ACM
62
Advance Capital Management
Michigan
$266K -$942K -26,025 -78%
BFG
63
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$265K -$3.95K -109 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
64
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$258K -$55.3K -1,528 -18%
CIG
65
Cascade Investment Group
Colorado
$249K – – –
WS
66
Wedbush Securities
California
$246K – – –
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
67
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$244K – – –
OPA
68
Old Port Advisors
Maine
$243K – – –
MCWS
69
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$225K – – –
OWA
70
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$225K – – –
TLA
71
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors
Texas
$223K – – –
TF
72
Trek Financial
Arizona
$218K -$21.4K -590 -9%
FPWM
73
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$208K -$3.44K -95 -2%
Comerica Bank
74
Comerica Bank
Texas
$192K +$47.3K +1,307 +34%
CFGS
75
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$189K -$859K -23,734 -82%
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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.