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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $230M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

460% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111 → 132 (+21)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $228M → $230M (+$2.11M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 40

3.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.85% → 27.64% (-3.2%)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+18.92%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
28
Increased
39
Reduced
40
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.54M
2
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
+$3.87M
3
EFL
ERn Financial LLC
Wisconsin
+$2.76M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$1.71M
5
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
+$1.31M

Top Sellers

1
WIM
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
-$9.51M
2
CFS
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
-$7.86M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$5.03M
4
ZIMP
Zimmermann Investment Management & Planning
Pennsylvania
-$5.02M
5
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$4.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFG
26
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$1.91M -$67K -1,468 -3%
AWS
27
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.87M +$20.1K +441 +1%
VBFP
28
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$1.84M -$78.8K -1,728 -4%
GKWIM
29
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$1.61M -$19.6K -430 -1%
IF
30
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$1.54M +$193K +4,240 +14%
SAW
31
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$1.52M +$33K +724 +2%
SI
32
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.48M -$3.01K -66 -0.2%
FI
33
FWG Investments
Kentucky
$1.46M +$176K +3,856 +14%
SDH
34
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.45M – – –
ASN
35
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.31M +$1.31M +28,656 New
TFS
36
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.26M – – –
OWA
37
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.19M – – –
MML Investors Services
38
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.13M -$389K -8,528 -26%
MCWS
39
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$1.09M – – –
OMC
40
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.09M +$1.09M +23,802 New
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.02M -$79.9K -1,751 -7%
SPIA
42
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.02M – – –
NA
43
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$974K -$46.2K -1,012 -5%
Mariner
44
Mariner
Kansas
$943K -$5.29K -116 -0.6%
AAS
45
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$936K +$315K +6,910 +51%
Jane Street
46
Jane Street
New York
$916K +$914K +20,048 New
LSL
47
Legacy Solutions LLC
Pennsylvania
$911K +$910K +19,943 New
AI
48
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$900K -$106K -2,329 -11%
AWM
49
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$896K +$5.15K +113 +0.6%
FPWM
50
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$887K -$153K -3,352 -15%
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FSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

132 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $230M — up 0.92% from $228M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new FSEP positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.54M. The largest seller was WealthPlan Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.51M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) as of Q4 2024, up from 111 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $230M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September stock for Q4 2024, up 0.92% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September positions in Q4 2024 and 5 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September buyer in Q4 2024 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $4.54M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September seller in Q4 2024 was WealthPlan Investment Management, an estimated $9.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.