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FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $127M invested in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130M → $127M (-$3.26M)

3.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.73%47.99% (-3.7%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9790 (-7)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 10

68% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
90
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.22%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
14
Reduced
44
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RFG
1
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$11.5M -$3.38M -83,790 -24%
AA
2
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$10.9M -$2.68M -66,439 -21%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.49M +$35.3K +875 +0.5%
SAMC
4
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$7.18M -$6.74K -167 -0.1%
KAS
5
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$6.57M +$499K +12,361 +9%
LI
6
LifeWealth Investments
Florida
$5.6M +$889K +22,029 +20%
Raymond James Financial
7
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$5.15M -$28.6K -710 -0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.43M +$839K +20,804 +25%
AIM
9
Advyzon Investment Management
Illinois
$3.95M -$34.8K -863 -0.9%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
10
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.86M -$7.95K -197 -0.2%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.85M -$1.07M -26,522 -23%
Cetera Investment Advisers
12
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.84M -$143K -3,540 -4%
OAJ
13
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
New York
$3.01M
CFCI
14
Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional
Indiana
$2.6M -$2.54K -63 -0.1%
Truist Financial
15
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.55M -$21.9K -543 -0.9%
WTFG
16
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$2.53M +$352K +8,727 +17%
JIP
17
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$2.28M
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$2.12M +$187K +4,639 +10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.67M -$173K -4,296 -10%
FFS
20
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.66M +$122K +3,028 +8%
SAW
21
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$1.64M -$1.38M -34,321 -47%
HI
22
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1.55M -$31.1K -772 -2%
TAP
23
Tounjian Advisory Partners
Florida
$1.53M -$111K -2,750 -7%
IP
24
Ignite Planners
California
$1.33M
Rockefeller Capital Management
25
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.29M -$191K -4,727 -13%

DSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

90 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September (DSEP) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $127M — down 2.5% from $130M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of DSEP and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was LifeWealth Investments, adding an estimated $889K. The largest seller was REAP Financial Group, cutting an estimated $3.38M.

  • 90 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September (DSEP) as of Q2 2025, down from 97 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $127M of FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September stock for Q2 2025, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September positions in Q2 2025 and 10 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September buyer in Q2 2025 was LifeWealth Investments, an estimated $889K added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF September seller in Q2 2025 was REAP Financial Group, an estimated $3.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.