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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $194M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.89%23.03% (-4.9%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129119 (-10)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $194M (-$38.6M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 46

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
119
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.75%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
8
Increased
29
Reduced
46
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Raymond James Financial
1
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$24.4M +$2.4M +56,092 +11%
Cetera Investment Advisers
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$14.1M -$4.94M -115,185 -25%
HIS
3
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$11.9M +$11.1M +259,374 +973%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.5M -$12.3M -286,968 -51%
BFG
5
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$11.1M -$117K -2,731 -1%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
6
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.4M -$445K -10,384 -6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.67M -$69.7K -1,627 -1%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$6.43M +$1.87M +43,677 +39%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5.5M -$496K -11,581 -8%
AA
10
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$4.9M -$235K -5,479 -4%
RFG
11
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$4.4M -$17.3K -403 -0.4%
KAS
12
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.69M -$462K -10,783 -11%
SWA
13
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$3.65M -$3.77K -88 -0.1%
MOS
14
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$3.26M -$49K -1,144 -1%
CAL
15
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$3.21M +$3.21M +74,961 +3,012%
VBFP
16
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$3.09M -$96.7K -2,256 -3%
AFAS
17
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$3.07M -$151K -3,534 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.05M +$49.3K +1,151 +2%
MML Investors Services
19
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.82M +$138K +3,225 +5%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$2.67M +$105K +2,448 +4%
SI
21
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.49M
CW
22
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.21M -$5.44M -127,026 -70%
MFN
23
Midwest Financial Network
Illinois
$2.11M +$254K +5,930 +13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.9M -$29.3K -685 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.72M +$151K +3,517 +9%

FOCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

119 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October (FOCT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $194M — down 17% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of FOCT and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was Harvest Investment Services, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $12.3M.

  • 119 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October (FOCT) as of Q1 2025, down from 129 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $194M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October stock for Q1 2025, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October buyer in Q1 2025 was Harvest Investment Services, an estimated $11.1M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October seller in Q1 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $12.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.