FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April
FAPR
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 98 → 85 (-13)
16.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.31% → 28.76% (-17%)
46% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $248M → $135M (-$113M)
57% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 23
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)
74% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 46
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
+$6.72M |
| 2 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$4.59M |
| 3 |
SAW
Signal Advisors Wealth
Detroit,
Michigan
|
+$1.02M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$847K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$43.1M |
| 2 |
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$23.1M |
| 3 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$19.8M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$17.3M |
| 5 |
SMF
Sterling Manor Financial
Saratoga Springs,
New York
|
-$10.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DC
101
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$441K | -12,613 | Closed |
|
|
MAC
102
Mason & Associates (California)
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$385K | -11,013 | Closed |
|
|
LAS
103
Lloyd Advisory Services
Suwanee,
Georgia
| – | -$335K | -9,591 | Closed |
|
|
GM
104
GeoWealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$313K | -8,961 | Closed |
|
105
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$252K | -7,212 | Closed |
|
|
LPT
106
Legacy Private Trust
Neenah,
Wisconsin
| – | -$234K | -6,695 | Closed |
|
107
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$36.5K | -1,043 | Closed |
|
|
APC
108
Aspire Private Capital
Cornelius,
North Carolina
| – | -$8.42K | -241 | Closed |
|
FAPR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
85 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April (FAPR) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $135M — down 46% from $248M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of FAPR and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $6.72M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.1M sold.
- 85 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April (FAPR) as of Q1 2024, down from 98 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $135M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April stock for Q1 2024, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April positions in Q1 2024 and 23 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $6.72M added.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF April seller in Q1 2024 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $43.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.