FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December
DDEC
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $181M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 6
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 117 → 127 (+10)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $187M → $181M (-$5.24M)
4.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.85% → 44.76% (-4.1%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 44
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
|
+$1.99M |
| 2 |
MCC
Money Concepts Capital
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$1.32M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.28M |
| 4 |
PWP
Precedent Wealth Partners
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.22M |
| 5 |
HI
Harbour Investments
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$1.09M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFG
Beacon Financial Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$2.49M |
| 2 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$2.21M |
| 3 |
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.88M |
| 4 |
FFA
Farther Finance Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.5M |
| 5 |
SWM
Spire Wealth Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
-$1.37M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SAM
126
Smartleaf Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $6.71K | – | – | – |
|
127
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $1.64K | +$1.67K | +37 | New |
|
128
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$935K | -20,731 | Closed |
|
129
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$932K | -20,676 | Closed |
|
130
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$377K | -8,353 | Closed |
|
|
MPWT
131
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Windsor,
Connecticut
| – | -$116K | -2,565 | Closed |
|
|
WW
132
Winnow Wealth
Waco,
Texas
| – | -$19.4K | -422 | Closed |
|
|
MCA
133
McGuire Capital Advisors
Bethany,
Oklahoma
| – | -$2.57K | -57 | Closed |
|
DDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
127 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December (DDEC) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $181M — down 2.8% from $187M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new DDEC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Oppenheimer & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.99M. The largest seller was Beacon Financial Group, cutting an estimated $2.49M.
- 127 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December (DDEC) as of Q1 2026, up from 117 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $181M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December stock for Q1 2026, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December positions in Q1 2026 and 6 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December buyer in Q1 2026 was Oppenheimer & Co, an estimated $1.99M added.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December seller in Q1 2026 was Beacon Financial Group, an estimated $2.49M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.