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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August
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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $266M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 10

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 158 (+10)

3.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.35% → 30.24% (-3.1%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $285M → $266M (-$18.9M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
158
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
22
Increased
31
Reduced
67
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.76M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$1.7M
3
MWM
Modern Wealth Management
Kansas
+$1.1M
4
KWA
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
+$899K
5
NWWA
New Wave Wealth Advisors
Arkansas
+$599K

Top Sellers

1
WIM
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
-$7.62M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$6.41M
3
CCFM
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
-$4.76M
4
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$3.88M
5
VA
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
-$2.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
126
Morgan Stanley
New York
$258K -$1.86K -40 -0.7%
MOS
127
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$258K -$3.3K -71 -1%
ACM
128
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$247K +$246K +5,300 New
TAM
129
TCP Asset Management
Ohio
$228K – – –
TWM
130
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$224K +$224K +4,820 New
LBC
131
Leigh Baldwin & Co
New York
$220K +$219K +4,725 New
IFS
132
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$218K -$1.35K -29 -0.6%
CIAS
133
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$208K – – –
WS
134
Wedbush Securities
California
$208K – – –
DFA
135
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$188K – – –
EWM
136
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$177K -$46.4K -1,000 -21%
Barclays
137
Barclays
United Kingdom
$125K -$79.3K -1,709 -39%
JP Morgan Chase
138
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$122K -$228K -4,907 -65%
MIM
139
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$114K – – –
GRP
140
Global Retirement Partners
California
$105K +$104K +2,250 New
AIC
141
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$104K -$5.94K -128 -5%
IA
142
IFP Advisors
Florida
$89.4K – – –
Comerica Bank
143
Comerica Bank
Texas
$66.5K -$1.95K -42 -3%
GM
144
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$57.4K -$203K -4,364 -78%
SFGP
145
Stonebridge Financial Group (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$54K +$53.8K +1,160 New
LFG
146
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$51.9K – – –
FNWA
147
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$48.4K -$218K -4,696 -82%
CFD
148
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$40.3K – – –
AF
149
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$32.6K – – –
ACA
150
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$27.9K -$18.6K -400 -40%
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FAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

158 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $266M — down 6.6% from $285M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FAUG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.76M. The largest seller was WealthPlan Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.62M sold.

  • 158 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) as of Q4 2024, up from 148 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $266M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q4 2024, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q4 2024 and 10 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q4 2024 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $1.76M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q4 2024 was WealthPlan Investment Management, an estimated $7.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.