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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August

169 hedge funds and large institutions have $251M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.24%23.48% (-4.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179169 (-10)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $251M (-$66.6M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 16

73% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 82

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
169
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.59%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
82
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
76
Integrity Alliance
Iowa
$618K -$392K -7,400 -38%
MA
77
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$617K
FPL
78
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$606K +$6.25K +118 +1%
BCI
79
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$605K -$52.4K -989 -8%
PCG
80
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$589K +$5.56K +105 +0.9%
GKWIM
81
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$587K
HIS
82
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$572K +$8.42K +159 +1%
BFA
83
Beacon Financial Advisory
Ohio
$557K
SA
84
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$554K
AWM
85
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$547K
KFAS
86
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Kansas
$545K +$48.1K +909 +9%
CW
87
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$541K -$2.58M -48,738 -82%
SS
88
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$536K -$49.7K -939 -8%
BIG
89
Brookwood Investment Group
Arizona
$532K +$240K +4,523 +79%
First Trust Advisors
90
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$524K -$158K -2,992 -23%
IWM
91
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$518K
BWM
92
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$518K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
93
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$510K +$2.12K +40 +0.4%
SAW
94
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$495K -$553K -10,445 -52%
PAS
95
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$461K -$9.06K -171 -2%
PFS
96
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$455K +$424 +8 +0.1%
VBFP
97
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$453K
CFG
98
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$446K
NS
99
NBC Securities
Alabama
$442K -$12.3K -232 -3%
AQR Capital Management
100
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$442K +$3.6K +68 +0.8%