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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
Commonwealth Equity Services
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.42M -$2.77M -58,962 -23%
Cetera Investment Advisers
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$7.94M +$144K +3,057 +2%
Osaic Holdings
3
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$7.52M -$1.58M -33,662 -18%
SAMC
4
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$6.65M -$125K -2,662 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.64M -$843K -17,954 -11%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
6
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$6.1M -$2.18M -46,308 -27%
KAS
7
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$5.8M -$218K -4,647 -4%
HP
8
Holistic Planning
Texas
$5.34M -$514K -10,949 -9%
Raymond James Financial
9
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$5.29M -$1.15M -24,487 -18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.3M -$176K -3,739 -4%
PWP
11
Precedent Wealth Partners
Texas
$4.27M -$6.14M -130,711 -59%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.23M -$483K -10,276 -10%
BFG
13
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$3.93M -$202K -4,300 -5%
HI
14
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$3.45M -$342K -7,279 -9%
LI
15
LifeWealth Investments
Florida
$3.25M -$3.37M -71,734 -51%
SS
16
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$3.25M -$32.9K -700 -1%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$3.12M +$17.1K +364 +0.6%
IWC
18
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.86M
RFG
19
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$2.81M -$69.9K -1,488 -2%
FFS
20
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$2.8M +$234K +4,976 +9%
HI
21
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$2.74M +$226K +4,804 +9%
SW
22
SMART Wealth
Nebraska
$2.68M -$282K -6,012 -10%
Mariner
23
Mariner
Kansas
$2.12M -$142K -3,019 -6%
MA
24
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$2.03M -$10.6K -225 -0.5%
CP
25
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$1.95M -$520K -11,069 -21%

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.