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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December

138 hedge funds and large institutions have $314M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 15

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $315M → $314M (-$932K)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 139138 (-1)

1.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.8%29.04% (-1.8%)

65% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 66

Holders
138
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.72%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
23
Reduced
66
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAW
76
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$466K +$237K +4,944 +110%
ACMA
77
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
$451K -$42.4K -886 -9%
KWA
78
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$446K -$71.8K -1,500 -14%
SFWA
79
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$442K
SS
80
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$425K +$28.3K +591 +7%
IA
81
IFP Advisors
Florida
$409K +$36K +752 +10%
SFS
82
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$408K -$5.7K -119 -1%
WS
83
Wedbush Securities
California
$402K -$4.79K -100 -1%
SL
84
SWMG LLC
Texas
$402K
SWA
85
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$392K -$5.17K -108 -1%
SEIA
86
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$389K
PAS
87
PKS Advisory Services
New York
$386K -$59.7K -1,247 -14%
PAS
88
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$385K +$153K +3,197 +69%
FPWM
89
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$384K -$2.83K -59 -0.8%
ALS
90
Andrew L. Share
$377K
MSFS
91
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$365K
SAI
92
Savvy Advisors Inc
New York
$364K -$9.58K -200 -3%
MC
93
McCarthy & Cox
Ohio
$361K -$61.3K -1,280 -15%
MA
94
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$356K +$1.44K +30 +0.4%
GSAM
95
Grant Street Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$355K +$346K +7,216 New
GS
96
GTS Securities
New York
$339K +$330K +6,891 New
SCA
97
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$324K
WP
98
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$316K +$308K +6,423 New
MFG
99
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$296K +$288K +6,007 New
FNWA
100
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$291K

FDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

138 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December (FDEC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $314M — down 0.3% from $315M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FDEC positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 23 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial, adding an estimated $5.77M. The largest seller was Grant Private Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $28.2M sold.

  • 138 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December (FDEC) as of Q3 2025, down from 139 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $314M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December stock for Q3 2025, down 0.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December positions in Q3 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December buyer in Q3 2025 was Raymond James Financial, an estimated $5.77M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December seller in Q3 2025 was Grant Private Wealth Management, an estimated $28.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.