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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $198M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8992 (+3)

2.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.47%62.06% (-2.4%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $227M → $198M (-$29M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 50

Holders
92
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.37%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
12
Increased
12
Reduced
50
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.8M -$19.7M -581,224 -49%
OC
2
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$19.5M -$365K -10,739 -2%
CAN
3
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$13.1M -$846K -24,909 -6%
HFM
4
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$11.1M -$410K -12,065 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.94M -$363K -10,683 -4%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$8.64M -$931K -27,425 -10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
7
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$7.07M -$649K -19,103 -9%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.93M -$3.16M -93,176 -32%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.62M -$7.47K -220 -0.1%
IA
10
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.47M -$236K -6,960 -4%
AWM
11
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$6.41M -$4.5M -132,669 -43%
PCG
12
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$5.67M -$17.7K -522 -0.3%
Truist Financial
13
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$5.5M -$1.58M -46,534 -23%
MWM
14
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$5.33M +$5.1M +150,317 New
RFG
15
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$4.12M +$3.95M +116,340 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
16
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.9M -$697K -20,535 -16%
SAW
17
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$3.65M +$3.5M +102,996 New
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$3.35M +$71.6K +2,109 +2%
Mariner
19
Mariner
Kansas
$3.23M -$26.4K -777 -0.8%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
20
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3M +$62.8K +1,849 +2%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.64M -$79K -2,326 -3%
AI
22
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.57M -$444K -13,087 -15%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.54M -$845K -24,893 -26%
KAS
24
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.49M +$532K +15,677 +29%
HI
25
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.1M +$2.41K +71 +0.1%

DAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

92 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August (DAUG) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $198M — down 13% from $227M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new DAUG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SageView Advisory Group, adding an estimated $8.97M. The largest seller was Commonwealth Equity Services, cutting an estimated $19.7M.

  • 92 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August (DAUG) as of Q4 2023, up from 89 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $198M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August stock for Q4 2023, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August positions in Q4 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August buyer in Q4 2023 was SageView Advisory Group, an estimated $8.97M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August seller in Q4 2023 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $19.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.