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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
127
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+8.55%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
31
Reduced
44
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$1.99M
2
MCC
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
+$1.32M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.28M
4
PWP
Precedent Wealth Partners
Texas
+$1.22M
5
HI
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
+$1.09M

Top Sellers

1
BFG
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
-$2.49M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$2.21M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$1.88M
4
FFA
Farther Finance Advisors
California
-$1.5M
5
SWM
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
-$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DWML
1
Decker Wealth Management LLC
Tennessee
$16.8M +$550K +12,203 +3%
FIBOI
2
First International Bank of Israel
$12.2M – – –
Osaic Holdings
3
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$8.78M -$2.21M -49,103 -20%
Commonwealth Equity Services
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$8.56M -$115K -2,559 -1%
KAS
5
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$8.16M -$1.88M -41,834 -18%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$7.79M +$145K +3,214 +2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$6.19M +$376K +8,351 +6%
SAMC
8
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$5.28M -$35.6K -790 -0.7%
HFM
9
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$5.26M +$276K +6,128 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.19M +$1.28M +28,506 +32%
HI
11
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$5.07M +$1.09M +24,240 +27%
AFP
12
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$4.66M +$66.1K +1,468 +1%
RFG
13
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$4.54M -$500K -11,107 -10%
RDFA
14
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$4.13M -$26.5K -588 -0.6%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
15
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.35M +$372K +8,249 +12%
FFS
16
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$3.31M +$535K +11,869 +19%
ACA
17
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$2.89M – – –
GWANC
18
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$2.89M – – –
SPI
19
Santori & Peters Inc
Pennsylvania
$2.85M +$218K +4,845 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.66M +$163K +3,622 +6%
Raymond James Financial
21
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$2.37M +$173K +3,847 +8%
BFG
22
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$2.08M -$2.49M -55,284 -54%
IP
23
Ignite Planners
California
$2.05M -$31.7K -704 -1%
OC
24
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.95M +$1.99M +44,113 New
SB
25
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$1.87M – – –
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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.