We are live on ! Find out more
FOCT icon

FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October

145 hedge funds and large institutions have $271M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF October in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

550% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 6

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 28

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $181M → $271M (+$89.5M)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 113145 (+32)

5.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.56%23.96% (+5.4%)

Holders
145
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+28.32%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
39
Increased
55
Reduced
28
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$42.5M +$24.3M +502,891 +138%
Raymond James Financial
2
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$18.9M +$1.84M +37,992 +11%
Cetera Investment Advisers
3
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$18.3M +$6.16M +127,413 +52%
AssetMark Inc
4
AssetMark Inc
California
$13M +$1.51M +31,304 +13%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$11.8M +$3.24M +66,911 +38%
BFG
6
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$11.5M -$122K -2,529 -1%
Osaic Holdings
7
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9.93M +$788K +16,304 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.91M +$1.53M +31,607 +24%
AI
9
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$7.68M +$7.58M +156,772 New
RFG
10
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$7.17M +$3.2M +66,278 +83%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
11
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.74M +$1.14M +23,610 +25%
BWM
12
BAM Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.12M +$5.05M +104,500 New
MML Investors Services
13
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$4.79M +$1.84M +37,953 +63%
KAS
14
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$4.53M +$267K +5,518 +6%
CAL
15
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$4.45M +$182K +3,770 +4%
SWA
16
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$4.18M -$86.4K -1,786 -2%
SPC
17
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$4.09M +$4.04M +83,553 New
AFAS
18
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$3.5M -$72K -1,488 -2%
CW
19
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$3.36M +$2.86M +59,106 +618%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.72M -$117K -2,426 -4%
VBFP
21
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$2.59M -$1.03M -21,234 -29%
FI
22
FWG Investments
Kentucky
$2.5M +$880K +18,190 +56%
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.45M +$467K +9,661 +24%
HI
24
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.27M +$1.72M +35,512 +326%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.27M +$487K +10,079 +28%