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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7275 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

5.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.46%63.34% (-5.1%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $188M → $156M (-$31.8M)

83% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
75
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
7
Reduced
40
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
APA
1
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$66M -$1.77M -50,787 -3%
WP
2
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$8.14M -$160K -4,578 -2%
EFL
3
ERn Financial LLC
Wisconsin
$5.2M -$45K -1,288 -0.9%
CA
4
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$5.1M -$2.08M -59,710 -29%
Commonwealth Equity Services
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.08M -$13.3M -380,293 -72%
Janney Montgomery Scott
6
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.19M +$117K +3,338 +3%
Osaic Holdings
7
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.01M -$212K -6,081 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.96M -$1.12M -31,968 -22%
LPT
9
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$3.67M -$651K -18,647 -15%
AAS
10
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$3.07M -$23.9K -684 -0.8%
HI
11
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.93M -$796K -22,792 -22%
Cetera Investment Advisers
12
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.92M -$931K -26,652 -24%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.56M -$63.6K -1,821 -2%
IWC
14
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.06M +$186K +5,337 +10%
CP
15
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$1.91M +$196K +5,608 +12%
SAM
16
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.76M +$252K +7,210 +17%
AAS
17
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.56M +$1.55M +44,298 New
SPC
18
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.55M -$124K -3,560 -7%
Mariner
19
Mariner
Kansas
$1.53M +$1.52M +43,521 New
1SB
20
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$1.52M
AI
21
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.41M -$2.31M -66,199 -62%
CFGS
22
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.25M -$25.1K -720 -2%
CAG
23
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.22M -$7.61K -218 -0.6%
KAS
24
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.11M -$228K -6,531 -17%
VCM
25
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.11M +$48.9K +1,401 +5%

DFEB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

75 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February (DFEB) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $156M — down 17% from $188M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new DFEB positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mariner, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.52M. The largest seller was Commonwealth Equity Services, cutting an estimated $13.3M.

  • 75 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February (DFEB) as of Q4 2021, up from 72 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $156M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February stock for Q4 2021, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February positions in Q4 2021 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February buyer in Q4 2021 was Mariner, an estimated $1.52M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February seller in Q4 2021 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.