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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 4

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7784 (+7)

0.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.36%55.6% (-0.76%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $141M (-$5.11M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
84
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
17
Reduced
33
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OWA
26
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.05M -$32.2K -932 -3%
TFS
27
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.04M
Cetera Investment Advisers
28
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.02M -$146K -4,226 -13%
KPWS
29
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.01M -$154K -4,445 -13%
FFA
30
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$842K
BRWA
31
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$792K
OIA
32
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$789K +$10.4K +300 +1%
AFAS
33
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$781K
Mariner
34
Mariner
Kansas
$775K -$1.97K -57 -0.3%
LNC
35
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$767K
MCWS
36
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$748K
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$666K +$44.3K +1,281 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$659K +$57.7K +1,670 +10%
LI
39
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$644K
Wolverine Trading
40
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$608K +$323K +9,354 +117%
SWM
41
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$595K
SS
42
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$559K
BFG
43
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$554K
BPA
44
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$514K -$12.8K -370 -2%
MOS
45
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$510K -$51.7K -1,497 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$466K
SDH
47
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$460K
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
$454K -$2.17M -62,908 -80%
ACMA
49
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
$409K -$4.8K -139 -1%
MSFS
50
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$407K

FSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

84 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $141M — down 3.5% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FSEP positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AE Wealth Management, adding an estimated $3.01M. The largest seller was Cetera Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.63M.

  • 84 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) as of Q1 2023, up from 77 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $141M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September stock for Q1 2023, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September positions in Q1 2023 and 4 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September buyer in Q1 2023 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $3.01M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September seller in Q1 2023 was Cetera Advisors, an estimated $2.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.