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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $144M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,650% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 2

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

123% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 13

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.2M → $144M (+$62.5M)

59% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5486 (+32)

8.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.14%46.73% (+8.6%)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+59.26%
% of All Funds
1.48%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
35
Increased
29
Reduced
13
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAN
26
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.35M +$626K +17,637 +75%
AIC
27
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$1.32M +$238K +6,721 +20%
T
28
TRUADVICE
Florida
$1.32M +$1.35M +38,112 New
OMC
29
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.21M -$1.21M -34,171 -48%
CA
30
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$1.17M +$61.3K +1,728 +5%
CA
31
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.1M +$349K +9,838 +41%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.09M +$1.08M +30,445 +1,172%
SDH
33
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.08M
OFS
34
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$1.02M +$1.1M +30,931 New
WS
35
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.01M +$1.09M +30,622 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
36
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$956K -$43K -1,211 -4%
APA
37
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$933K +$482K +13,572 +91%
AAS
38
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$899K +$448K +12,617 +85%
CW
39
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$830K +$293K +8,258 +49%
MML Investors Services
40
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$801K -$212K -5,983 -20%
Rockefeller Capital Management
41
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$673K +$728K +20,520 New
BFG
42
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$661K +$714K +20,113 New
SWM
43
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$564K +$609K +17,166 New
AWM
44
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$553K +$598K +16,850 New
VCM
45
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$549K -$79K -2,226 -12%
APW
46
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$513K +$320K +9,031 +137%
MSFS
47
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$496K +$142K +4,000 +36%
Mariner
48
Mariner
Kansas
$481K -$3.23K -91 -0.6%
HSA
49
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$460K +$1.36M +38,244 New
MA
50
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$453K +$28K +789 +6%

FAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

86 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $144M — up 77% from $81.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new FAUG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allen Capital Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, cutting an estimated $1.21M.

  • 86 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) as of Q3 2022, up from 54 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $144M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2022, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2022 was Allen Capital Group, an estimated $11.2M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2022 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $1.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.