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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
ACA
126
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$98.5K
EWM
127
Evolution Wealth Management
Florida
$85.4K
Morgan Stanley
128
Morgan Stanley
New York
$77.8K -$5.17K -108 -6%
AIP
129
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$71.2K
MG
130
Mather Group
Illinois
$56.3K +$54.8K +1,144 New
SWM
131
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$54.2K
PS
132
Principal Securities
Iowa
$44.1K -$7.85K -164 -15%
GRP
133
Global Retirement Partners
California
$28.3K
MMCM
134
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management
New York
$24.6K
UBS Group
135
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.8K -$569K -11,872 -98%
ASN
136
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$11.6K +$11.3K +236 New
WWM
137
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$9.5K
FHC
138
First Horizon Corporation
Tennessee
$5.22K +$5.08K +106 New
GPWM
139
Grant Private Wealth Management
California
-$28.2M -604,354 Closed
AA
140
Armis Advisers
Georgia
-$4.46M -95,541 Closed
LBC
141
Leigh Baldwin & Co
New York
-$2.18M -46,818 Closed
BWA
142
BlueChip Wealth Advisors
Georgia
-$933K -20,000 Closed
OP
143
ORG Partners
Indiana
-$369K -7,927 Closed
FA
144
Flagstar Advisors
New York
-$328K -7,023 Closed
Wolverine Trading
145
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$319K -6,870 Closed
Brown Advisory
146
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$295K -6,316 Closed
Jane Street
147
Jane Street
New York
-$291K -6,226 Closed
WAS
148
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
-$244K -5,224 Closed
HAS
149
HBW Advisory Services
California
-$232K -4,974 Closed
Citadel Advisors
150
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$203K -4,344 Closed

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.