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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 139140 (+1)

4.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.12%42.67% (-4.4%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $192M → $166M (-$26.4M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

80% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
140
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.72%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
16
Increased
13
Reduced
65
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MWA
101
MN Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$242K
GFG
102
Grantvest Financial Group
New Jersey
$237K -$30.1K -640 -11%
AFAS
103
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$227K
AF
104
Alerus Financial
North Dakota
$224K
CM
105
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$217K -$107K -2,269 -33%
TCM
106
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$216K -$159K -3,379 -43%
ACM
107
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$212K
OC
108
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$211K -$2.54K -54 -1%
IIC
109
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$206K
CSA
110
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$206K
PFPG
111
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Georgia)
Georgia
$205K +$202K +4,295 New
Barclays
112
Barclays
United Kingdom
$200K -$5.5K -117 -3%
Morgan Stanley
113
Morgan Stanley
New York
$178K
LC
114
Luminist Capital
Michigan
$171K
CAL
115
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$167K
EWM
116
Evolution Wealth Management
Florida
$166K -$141 -3 -0.1%
Rockefeller Capital Management
117
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$163K -$67.1K -1,429 -30%
CI
118
CX Institutional
Indiana
$161K +$159K +3,380 New
DFA
119
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$128K
SWA
120
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$122K -$33.7K -717 -22%
GF
121
GGM Financials
Ohio
$113K
TAM
122
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$91K -$329 -7 -0.4%
BWM
123
Benson Wealth Management
Tennessee
$57.1K +$56.2K +1,196 New
CA
124
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$54.6K -$1.27K -27 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
125
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$44K -$43.4K -925 -50%

DFEB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

140 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February (DFEB) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $166M — down 14% from $192M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new DFEB positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Precedent Wealth Partners, cutting an estimated $6.14M.

  • 140 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February (DFEB) as of Q4 2025, up from 139 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $166M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February stock for Q4 2025, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February positions in Q4 2025 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February buyer in Q4 2025 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February seller in Q4 2025 was Precedent Wealth Partners, an estimated $6.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.