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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 8

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 30

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $145M (+$9.81M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103104 (+1)

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.63%44.87% (+0.24%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
104
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.97%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
11
Increased
39
Reduced
30
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
$11.3M +$944K +23,471 +9%
Osaic Holdings
2
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$10.4M +$1.01M +25,101 +10%
OMC
3
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$8.88M +$8.4M +208,721 +1,154%
KAS
4
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$7.55M +$136K +3,381 +2%
Raymond James Financial
5
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$6.04M +$3.51M +87,107 +130%
WW
6
Winnow Wealth
Texas
$5.44M +$5.54M +137,747 +10,539%
BFG
7
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$5.3M +$61.9K +1,539 +1%
RFG
8
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$4.43M +$206K +5,120 +5%
AA
9
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$4.43M -$485K -12,060 -10%
HFM
10
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$4.03M +$325K +8,066 +8%
Cetera Investment Advisers
11
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.64M +$1.16M +28,748 +45%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
12
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.37M +$1.14M +28,344 +49%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.03M +$1.05M +25,988 +51%
HI
14
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.97M -$4.51K -112 -0.1%
SWM
15
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.87M +$1.37M +34,128 +87%
ACA
16
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$2.56M
GWANC
17
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$2.56M
FFA
18
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$2.36M +$648K +16,103 +36%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$2.35M -$6.8K -169 -0.3%
ST
20
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$2.26M -$3.13M -77,848 -57%
LI
21
LifeWealth Investments
Florida
$2.12M +$1.41M +35,109 +183%
TC
22
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$2.01M -$53.4K -1,326 -3%
WTFG
23
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$1.95M +$292K +7,260 +17%
IP
24
Ignite Planners
California
$1.94M +$341K +8,478 +21%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.87M +$480K +11,934 +33%

DDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

104 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December (DDEC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $145M — up 7.3% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new DDEC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $8.4M. The largest seller was Fischer Investment Strategies, cutting an estimated $6.27M.

  • 104 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December (DDEC) as of Q1 2025, up from 103 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $145M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December stock for Q1 2025, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December positions in Q1 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December buyer in Q1 2025 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $8.4M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December seller in Q1 2025 was Fischer Investment Strategies, an estimated $6.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.