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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $194M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

2.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.14%23.27% (-2.9%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $194M (-$26M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 122107 (-15)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 21

65% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
107
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-12.3%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
51
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FWA
1
FOCUS Wealth Advisors
Texas
$22.1M -$508K -10,661 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16M +$91.5K +1,922 +0.6%
Raymond James Financial
3
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$10.9M -$1.63M -34,204 -13%
RFG
4
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$9.81M +$49.3K +1,035 +0.5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$8.1M -$235K -4,929 -3%
AA
6
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$7.66M -$30.7K -644 -0.4%
WAS
7
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$7.56M -$1.67M -35,089 -18%
SI
8
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$7.5M -$71.2K -1,494 -0.9%
KWS
9
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$7.48M -$25.1K -527 -0.3%
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$6.51M +$1.86M +39,019 +38%
TLA
11
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors
Texas
$5.26M -$598K -12,550 -10%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$4.97M +$286 +6 +0%
Cetera Investment Advisers
13
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.76M +$1.48M +31,045 +43%
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.08M -$1.23M -25,801 -23%
Rockefeller Capital Management
15
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.96M -$44.1K -925 -1%
KAS
16
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.84M -$226K -4,749 -5%
FPWM
17
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$3.67M -$59.5K -1,250 -2%
IP
18
Ignite Planners
California
$3.21M -$1.43M -29,996 -30%
MSFS
19
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2.95M -$381 -8 -0%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.77M +$316K +6,634 +12%
SAW
21
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$2.21M -$226K -4,752 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.08M -$237K -4,978 -10%
SDH
23
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.96M -$40.5K -850 -2%
IAN
24
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$1.9M +$4.19K +88 +0.2%
NA
25
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.71M -$40.3K -846 -2%

FMAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

107 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May (FMAY) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $194M — down 12% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of FMAY and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $1.86M. The largest seller was McCarthy & Cox, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 107 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May (FMAY) as of Q1 2025, down from 122 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $194M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May stock for Q1 2025, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May positions in Q1 2025 and 21 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May buyer in Q1 2025 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $1.86M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May seller in Q1 2025 was McCarthy & Cox, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.