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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.3M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 11

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.1M → $72.3M (+$21.2M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 54 (+5)

4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.95% → 36.95% (+4%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.2%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
17
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
+$16.2M
2
AC
Avestar Capital
New York
+$4.09M
3
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$2.49M
4
OBWG
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
+$1.54M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LC
Legacy CG
Texas
-$4.44M
2
APA
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
-$1.4M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$906K
4
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$804K
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$363K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAS
26
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$597K – – –
FPWM
27
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$560K +$35.7K +1,035 +7%
PCA
28
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$558K – – –
T
29
TRUADVICE
Florida
$522K – – –
KAS
30
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$431K +$49.3K +1,429 +13%
FFA
31
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$428K +$422K +12,219 New
Mariner
32
Mariner
Kansas
$374K +$11.5K +332 +3%
PGWM
33
Pitti Group Wealth Management
New York
$339K +$553 +16 +0.2%
JWCA
34
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$328K -$3.45K -100 -1%
WFA
35
WMG Financial Advisors
Tennessee
$278K -$1.14K -33 -0.4%
SWM
36
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$272K – – –
DFA
37
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$259K – – –
APA
38
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$256K -$1.4M -40,460 -85%
1SB
39
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$254K – – –
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$254K +$30.2K +874 +14%
ACM
41
Advance Capital Management
Michigan
$248K +$8.8K +255 +4%
LNC
42
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$234K – – –
CAN
43
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$208K +$205K +5,945 New
SCFS
44
S.C. Financial Services
Arizona
$206K +$204K +5,898 New
OWA
45
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$202K – – –
IF
46
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$185K -$77K -2,231 -30%
SAM
47
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$138K +$112K +3,255 +465%
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$59K -$25.1K -727 -30%
AIP
49
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$55K +$6.91K +200 +14%
AA
50
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$45K – – –
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FOCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

54 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October (FOCT) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $72.3M — up 41% from $51.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FOCT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beaumont Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Legacy CG, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.44M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October (FOCT) as of Q1 2022, up from 49 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $72.3M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October stock for Q1 2022, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October positions in Q1 2022 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October buyer in Q1 2022 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October seller in Q1 2022 was Legacy CG, an estimated $4.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.