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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.1M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

867% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 3

211% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.4M → $51.1M (+$34.7M)

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 4

104% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 49 (+25)

10.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.12% → 32.95% (+11%)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+104.17%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
11
Reduced
4
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$6.01M
2
LFG
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
+$5.03M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$2.56M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$1.79M
5
AIC
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
+$1.32M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFG
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
-$497K
2
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$345K
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$322K
4
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$112K
5
PWM
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$46.5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mariner
26
Mariner
Kansas
$370K +$363K +10,358 New
SFS
27
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$363K +$356K +10,154 New
PGWM
28
Pitti Group Wealth Management
New York
$345K +$339K +9,667 New
JWCA
29
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$339K +$332K +9,483 New
OMC
30
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$297K +$291K +8,304 New
WFA
31
WMG Financial Advisors
Tennessee
$285K +$280K +7,989 New
IA
32
IFP Advisors
Florida
$282K +$269K +7,685 +3,843%
SWM
33
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$278K +$273K +7,777 New
IF
34
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$269K +$264K +7,532 New
DFA
35
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$264K +$35K +1,000 +16%
HI
36
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$263K +$160K +4,569 +164%
1SB
37
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$259K +$254K +7,248 New
ACM
38
Advance Capital Management
Michigan
$244K +$240K +6,836 New
LNC
39
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$239K – – –
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$228K +$223K +6,374 New
OWA
41
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$206K +$202K +5,772 New
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$87K +$67.2K +1,917 +379%
SCA
43
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$60K +$59.6K +1,700 New
AIP
44
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$50K +$49.1K +1,400 New
AA
45
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$46K – – –
BBPWM
46
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$43K +$42.3K +1,208 New
SAM
47
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$25K +$24.5K +700 New
CFGS
48
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$5K +$5.05K +144 New
SFPG
49
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$1K – – –
BFG
50
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
– -$497K -14,445 Closed
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FOCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

49 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October (FOCT) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $51.1M — up 211% from $16.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new FOCT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.01M. The largest seller was Beacon Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $497K sold.

  • 49 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October (FOCT) as of Q4 2021, up from 24 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $51.1M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October stock for Q4 2021, up 211% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October positions in Q4 2021 and 3 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October buyer in Q4 2021 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $6.01M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October seller in Q4 2021 was Beacon Financial Group, an estimated $497K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.