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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $149M (+$20.2M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8394 (+11)

8.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.23%52.27% (+8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
94
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+13.25%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
22
Reduced
33
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFG
76
Independent Financial Group
California
$235K +$4.87K +136 +2%
Citadel Advisors
77
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$229K +$225K +6,289 New
FA
78
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$227K -$48.6K -1,358 -18%
Jane Street
79
Jane Street
New York
$225K -$173K -4,840 -44%
MFGM
80
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
$225K
KA
81
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$218K +$214K +5,983 New
SPC
82
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$212K -$1.79K -50 -0.9%
CFGS
83
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$177K -$3.58K -100 -2%
UBS Group
84
UBS Group
Switzerland
$155K +$64.9K +1,815 +74%
IA
85
IFP Advisors
Florida
$125K -$163K -4,562 -52%
JP Morgan Chase
86
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$112K
EWM
87
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$104K
LFG
88
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$40.7K
CIAS
89
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$36.3K -$52.8K -1,477 -60%
AWM
90
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$17.3K +$16.9K +473 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
91
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.1K +$3.56M +99,656 +35%
WWM
92
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$6.06K +$5.94K +166 New
CAL
93
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$5K -$130K -3,632 -96%
Morgan Stanley
94
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.46K
AI
95
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.43M -41,255 Closed
CW
96
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
-$1.19M -34,267 Closed
SFS
97
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$430K -12,403 Closed
SCA
98
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
-$304K -8,764 Closed
MOS
99
MGO One Seven
Ohio
-$230K -6,640 Closed
SPI
100
Santori & Peters Inc
Pennsylvania
-$200K -5,785 Closed

FAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

94 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $149M — up 16% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FAUG positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allen Capital Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was HBK Sorce Advisory, cutting an estimated $2.31M.

  • 94 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) as of Q1 2023, up from 83 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $149M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q1 2023, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q1 2023 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q1 2023 was Allen Capital Group, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q1 2023 was HBK Sorce Advisory, an estimated $2.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.