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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $146M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 3

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 14

78% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $82.5M → $146M (+$64M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 77 (+7)

9.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.41% → 56.36% (+9.9%)

Holders
77
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
14
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$9.48M
2
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$5.76M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$5.28M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.98M
5
M1FG
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
+$4.66M

Top Sellers

1
BRWA
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$840K
2
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$744K
3
FPWM
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
-$451K
4
RA
RFG Advisory
Alabama
-$339K
5
ACG
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
-$238K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cetera Investment Advisers
26
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.1M -$25K -752 -2%
OWA
27
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.02M +$89.6K +2,691 +10%
IF
28
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$1.02M +$385K +11,560 +61%
TFS
29
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$986K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$980K -$55.3K -1,661 -5%
FFA
31
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$797K +$496K +14,908 +167%
BRWA
32
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$749K -$840K -25,247 -53%
AFAS
33
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$739K – – –
OIA
34
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$737K – – –
Mariner
35
Mariner
Kansas
$736K +$255K +7,670 +54%
LNC
36
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$726K +$152K +4,553 +27%
MCWS
37
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$708K +$92.1K +2,766 +15%
WP
38
WealthSource Partners
California
$680K -$136K -4,089 -17%
LI
39
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$609K – – –
CAN
40
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$588K +$149K +4,482 +34%
AAS
41
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$585K -$90.6K -2,723 -13%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$568K +$14K +420 +3%
SWM
43
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$563K – – –
SS
44
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$535K – – –
MOS
45
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$532K -$23K -690 -4%
BFG
46
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$522K – – –
BPA
47
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$499K -$38.1K -1,145 -7%
SWP
48
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
$492K – – –
CAL
49
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$474K +$174K +5,241 +59%
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$441K +$438K +13,167 New
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FSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

77 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $146M — up 78% from $82.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FSEP positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AE Wealth Management, adding an estimated $9.48M. The largest seller was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $840K.

  • 77 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) as of Q4 2022, up from 70 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $146M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September stock for Q4 2022, up 78% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September positions in Q4 2022 and 3 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September buyer in Q4 2022 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $9.48M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September seller in Q4 2022 was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, an estimated $840K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.