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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April
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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 113 → 111 (-2)

2.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.1% → 19.3% (-2.8%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $158M → $141M (-$16.4M)

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 48

Holders
111
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.77%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
48
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$2.38M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$1.84M
3
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
+$1.67M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.34M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$932K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
McCarthy & Cox
Ohio
-$6.83M
2
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$6.64M
3
SAW
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
-$2.92M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.48M
5
FWM
Foguth Wealth Management
Michigan
-$1.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASN
26
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.64M +$1.67M +40,205 New
FFA
27
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.44M -$8.94K -215 -0.6%
RA
28
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$1.37M -$256K -6,158 -16%
OMC
29
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.31M +$891K +21,411 +200%
KWS
30
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$1.24M -$69.3K -1,667 -5%
NA
31
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.21M +$12.5K +300 +1%
MML Investors Services
32
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.18M -$44K -1,058 -4%
IF
33
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$1.09M -$18.9K -454 -2%
AWM
34
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$1.09M – – –
MIM
35
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$1.08M – – –
MCWS
36
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$941K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$916K +$932K +22,401 New
FI
38
FWG Investments
Kentucky
$814K -$3.95K -95 -0.5%
TA
39
TFB Advisors
Kansas
$813K +$164K +3,948 +25%
SPIA
40
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$803K – – –
AIA
41
AssuredPartners Investment Advisors
Florida
$781K – – –
IWM
42
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$754K -$30K -722 -4%
FFS
43
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$747K +$230K +5,534 +42%
Citadel Advisors
44
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$728K +$446K +10,726 +152%
BWMG
45
Barnes Wealth Management Group
California
$668K -$3.49K -84 -0.5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$625K +$635K +15,277 New
AWM
47
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$624K -$153K -3,689 -19%
KPWS
48
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$608K – – –
SP
49
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
$603K – – –
CA
50
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$583K +$43.3K +1,040 +8%
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FAPR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

111 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April (FAPR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $141M — down 10% from $158M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FAPR was balanced in Q1 2025: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 22 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtue Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.38M. The largest seller was McCarthy & Cox, cutting an estimated $6.83M.

  • 111 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April (FAPR) as of Q1 2025, down from 113 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $141M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April stock for Q1 2025, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April positions in Q1 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April buyer in Q1 2025 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $2.38M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April seller in Q1 2025 was McCarthy & Cox, an estimated $6.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.