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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December
FDEC

116 hedge funds and large institutions have $209M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.26% → 28.4% (-12%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 116 (-24)

39% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $341M → $209M (-$132M)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 52

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
116
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-17.14%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
17
Reduced
52
Closed
32
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.42M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$1.97M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.07M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$795K
5
ACMA
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
+$505K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$41.8M
2
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
-$19.9M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17.2M
4
OWA
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
-$13.2M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$6.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
26
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$1.57M -$140K -3,267 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.5M -$160K -3,719 -10%
MCWS
28
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$1.34M +$50.3K +1,170 +4%
SPIA
29
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.31M +$2.92K +68 +0.2%
AAS
30
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.29M -$79.5K -1,850 -6%
MC
31
McCarthy & Cox
Ohio
$1.24M – – –
HIS
32
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.16M -$36K -837 -3%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.09M +$1.07M +25,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.07M -$1.19M -27,712 -53%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.06M +$795K +18,496 +324%
IF
36
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$1.02M -$54.5K -1,268 -5%
ACMA
37
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
$1M +$505K +11,753 +102%
Mariner
38
Mariner
Kansas
$978K +$35K +814 +4%
FA
39
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$969K -$14.8K -345 -2%
SA
40
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$956K -$218K -5,083 -19%
TLA
41
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors
Texas
$928K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
42
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$888K -$434K -10,103 -33%
VBFP
43
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$862K – – –
CCG
44
Catalina Capital Group
California
$861K – – –
FI
45
FWG Investments
Kentucky
$860K -$661K -15,389 -44%
CW
46
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$844K -$522K -12,140 -39%
BWA
47
BlueChip Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$841K – – –
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$840K -$43.5K -1,012 -5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
49
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$802K – – –
1W
50
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$798K – – –
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FDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

116 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December (FDEC) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $209M — down 39% from $341M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of FDEC and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $4.42M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.8M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December (FDEC) as of Q3 2024, down from 140 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $209M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December stock for Q3 2024, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December positions in Q3 2024 and 32 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December buyer in Q3 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $4.42M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December seller in Q3 2024 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $41.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.