FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August
FAUG
141 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $231M → $225M (-$5.12M)
1.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 26.52% → 25.28% (-1.2%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 151 → 141 (-10)
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19
61% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 64
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SW
SMART Wealth
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$4.18M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$2.12M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.05M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$963K |
| 5 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$550K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$17.2M |
| 2 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
-$8.41M |
| 3 |
CW
CreativeOne Wealth
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$5.15M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$1.5M |
| 5 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.44M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TC
151
TownSquare Capital
Provo,
Utah
| – | -$293K | -6,442 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
152
Virtue Capital Management
Brentwood,
Tennessee
| – | -$287K | -6,308 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
153
Armbruster Capital Management
Pittsford,
New York
| – | -$241K | -5,300 | Closed |
|
154
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$227K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
|
CAM
155
Cresset Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$225K | -4,950 | Closed |
|
156
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$214K | -4,697 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
157
EPG Wealth Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$59.1K | -1,300 | Closed |
|
|
SFGP
158
Stonebridge Financial Group (Pennsylvania)
Wormleysburg,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$52.8K | -1,160 | Closed |
|
159
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$11.2K | -269 | Closed |
|
|
SIC
160
Salem Investment Counselors
Winston Salem,
North Carolina
| – | -$2.05K | -45 | Closed |
|
FAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
141 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $225M — down 2.2% from $231M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of FAUG and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.
The largest buyer was SMART Wealth, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.18M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $17.2M.
- 141 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August (FAUG) as of Q2 2025, down from 151 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $225M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q2 2025, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q2 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q2 2025 was SMART Wealth, an estimated $4.18M added.
- The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q2 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.