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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October

108 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 54

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
108
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17.4M
Raymond James Financial
2
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$16.5M
Cetera Investment Advisers
3
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$11.7M
BFG
4
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$11.3M
AssetMark Inc
5
AssetMark Inc
California
$11.1M
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$8.76M
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$8.29M
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.17M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
9
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$4.45M
CAL
10
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$4.14M
SWA
11
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$4.14M
KAS
12
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$4.13M
RFG
13
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$3.8M
VBFP
14
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$3.52M
AFAS
15
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$3.46M
MML Investors Services
16
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.84M
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.75M
OMC
18
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.11M
FFA
19
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.99M
Truist Financial
20
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.92M
HIS
21
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.89M
IAS
22
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$1.84M
SW
23
SMART Wealth
Nebraska
$1.84M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.73M
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.72M