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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $331M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

443% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

79% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 39

47% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $225M → $331M (+$105M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141170 (+29)

7.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.28%33.25% (+8%)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+20.57%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
38
Increased
70
Reduced
39
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.9M +$23.3M +460,825 +403%
Cetera Investment Advisers
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$21.5M +$12.1M +239,882 +138%
Raymond James Financial
3
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$17.3M +$2.77M +54,928 +20%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
4
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$16.9M -$1.19M -23,559 -7%
SFO
5
Stenger Family Office
Illinois
$16.7M +$1.55M +30,776 +8%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$12.5M +$3.37M +66,829 +38%
AssetMark Inc
7
AssetMark Inc
California
$11M +$1.14M +22,648 +12%
WAP
8
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$11M +$779K +15,420 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$8.31M +$1.7M +33,654 +27%
SPIA
10
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$7.26M +$5.35M +105,888 +311%
AI
11
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$6.94M +$6.75M +133,722 New
MW
12
MBL Wealth
North Carolina
$6.75M +$114K +2,258 +2%
RFG
13
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$6.59M +$490K +9,712 +8%
LCWP
14
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners
Arkansas
$6.23M -$157K -3,104 -3%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$5.32M +$108K +2,141 +2%
BWM
16
BAM Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.18M +$5.04M +99,833 New
RIA
17
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5.08M -$331K -6,562 -6%
SAM
18
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$4.76M +$4.63M +91,788 New
KAS
19
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$4.73M +$340K +6,725 +8%
MOS
20
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$4.37M +$3.78M +74,784 +798%
IP
21
Ignite Planners
California
$4.29M +$50.1K +993 +1%
SWP
22
Semus Wealth Partners
Florida
$4.29M +$4.17M +82,620 New
SW
23
SMART Wealth
Nebraska
$3.93M -$746K -14,768 -16%
MML Investors Services
24
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.64M +$1.63M +32,199 +85%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.53M +$337K +6,677 +11%