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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9695 (-1)

7.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.17%45.63% (-7.5%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $133M (-$27.5M)

66% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 41

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
95
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.04%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
14
Reduced
41
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
$17.7M -$812K -20,568 -5%
MWM
2
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$8.38M -$46.7K -1,182 -0.6%
HFM
3
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$6.51M +$221K +5,594 +4%
Osaic Holdings
4
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$6.2M -$905K -22,913 -13%
RFG
5
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$5.26M -$115K -2,919 -2%
AA
6
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$5.15M -$113K -2,859 -2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.94M -$14.5K -367 -0.3%
PCG
8
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$4.84M -$52.7K -1,335 -1%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$4.67M +$87.9K +2,226 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
10
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.91M +$15.4K +391 +0.4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.89M -$836K -21,171 -18%
LI
12
LifeWealth Investments
Florida
$3.54M -$591K -14,964 -15%
KAS
13
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.18M +$331K +8,385 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.96M +$296K +7,510 +12%
Mariner
15
Mariner
Kansas
$2.53M -$123K -3,113 -5%
SAW
16
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$1.97M -$3.09M -78,395 -62%
HAM
17
Hickory Asset Management
Ohio
$1.87M -$1.58K -40 -0.1%
FWM
18
Foguth Wealth Management
Michigan
$1.77M -$3.69M -93,432 -69%
WTFG
19
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$1.72M -$15.6M -394,705 -91%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.7M +$1.49M +37,669 +1,217%
FFS
21
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.66M +$119K +3,016 +8%
HI
22
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$1.66M +$240K +6,082 +18%
OMC
23
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.64M +$885K +22,417 +132%
Raymond James Financial
24
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$1.63M -$55.7K -1,411 -3%
PWPS
25
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$1.46M

DAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

95 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August (DAUG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $133M — down 17% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in DAUG was balanced in Q2 2025: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $1.49M. The largest seller was Wood Tarver Financial Group, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 95 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August (DAUG) as of Q2 2025, down from 96 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $133M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August stock for Q2 2025, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August positions in Q2 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August buyer in Q2 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.49M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August seller in Q2 2025 was Wood Tarver Financial Group, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.