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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
SDH
51
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$436K – – –
ACMA
52
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
$390K – – –
MSFS
53
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$385K – – –
DFA
54
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$381K +$11K +330 +3%
Truist Financial
55
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$380K +$90.9K +2,731 +32%
WS
56
Wedbush Securities
California
$353K – – –
PIA
57
Panoramic Investment Advisors
Colorado
$339K +$337K +10,115 New
SPIA
58
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$332K – – –
CFGS
59
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$331K +$36.7K +1,102 +13%
LPL Financial
60
LPL Financial
California
$324K +$323K +9,691 New
HighTower Advisors
61
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$320K +$6.66K +200 +2%
1SB
62
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$315K – – –
Wolverine Trading
63
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$269K +$267K +8,024 New
PCG
64
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$264K +$30.8K +925 +13%
MA
65
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$248K +$247K +7,407 New
SPC
66
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$214K -$2.66K -80 -1%
CBFP
67
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$209K +$208K +6,248 New
SWA
68
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$178K +$177K +5,330 New
BBPWM
69
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$150K +$7.82K +235 +6%
MCC
70
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$134K +$133K +4,003 New
BEI
71
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$113K +$18.6K +559 +20%
CP
72
Castleview Partners
Texas
$72.7K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
73
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$53K +$18K +540 +52%
GEA
74
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$43.5K +$43.3K +1,300 New
UBS Group
75
UBS Group
Switzerland
$41.7K -$83.2K -2,499 -67%
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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.