FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December
DDEC
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
314% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 7
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 103 (+20)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
7.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.59% → 44.63% (-8%)
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $179M → $135M (-$43.8M)
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 37
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FIS
Fischer Investment Strategies
Westlake Village,
California
|
+$7.76M |
| 2 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$4.48M |
| 3 |
SWM
Scissortail Wealth Management
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$3.85M |
| 4 |
BFG
Beacon Financial Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$3.24M |
| 5 |
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ST
Spinnaker Trust
Portland,
Maine
|
-$68.7M |
| 2 |
TC
TownSquare Capital
Provo,
Utah
|
-$8.39M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.42M |
| 4 |
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$4.04M |
| 5 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
-$2.35M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CFD
101
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| $7.87K | +$7.83K | +196 | New |
|
102
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $2.73K | -$197K | -4,938 | -99% |
|
|
NS
103
NBC Securities
Birmingham,
Alabama
| $151 | -$114K | -2,861 | -100% |
|
104
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$525K | -13,291 | Closed |
|
|
AI
105
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$428K | -10,828 | Closed |
|
|
CCFM
106
Clear Creek Financial Management
Silverdale,
Washington
| – | -$287K | -7,275 | Closed |
|
107
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$251K | -6,353 | Closed |
|
|
AAS
108
Avantax Advisory Services
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$228K | -5,780 | Closed |
|
|
AWS
109
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
| – | -$212K | -5,372 | Closed |
|
|
JSA
110
Jim Saulnier & Associates
Fort Collins,
Colorado
| – | -$203K | -5,148 | Closed |
|
DDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
103 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December (DDEC) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $135M — down 24% from $179M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new DDEC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fischer Investment Strategies, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.76M. The largest seller was Spinnaker Trust, cutting an estimated $68.7M.
- 103 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December (DDEC) as of Q4 2024, up from 83 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $135M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December stock for Q4 2024, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December positions in Q4 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December buyer in Q4 2024 was Fischer Investment Strategies, an estimated $7.76M added.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December seller in Q4 2024 was Spinnaker Trust, an estimated $68.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.