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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
SA
51
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$816K -$110K -2,408 -12%
Truist Financial
52
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$782K +$104K +2,273 +15%
DFA
53
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$772K -$26.5K -582 -3%
SWM
54
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$769K – – –
MOS
55
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$767K +$149K +3,276 +24%
SS
56
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$719K +$34.2K +750 +5%
NG
57
Novem Group
New York
$708K +$707K +15,500 New
BFG
58
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$697K +$324K +7,110 +87%
KWA
59
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$695K +$693K +15,200 New
LSA
60
Lion Street Advisors
Texas
$681K -$34.2K -750 -5%
DWM
61
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$676K -$50.9K -1,115 -7%
PCA
62
Prosperity Capital Advisors
Ohio
$671K – – –
BBPWM
63
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$664K +$11.3K +248 +2%
TA
64
TFB Advisors
Kansas
$661K +$190K +4,160 +40%
CF
65
Centaurus Financial
California
$645K – – –
SL
66
SWMG LLC
Texas
$632K -$1.5K -33 -0.2%
MSFS
67
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$562K – – –
FFS
68
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$542K +$214K +4,687 +65%
CA
69
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$529K +$65.4K +1,433 +14%
CFGS
70
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$513K +$43.6K +957 +10%
BCM
71
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$507K +$217K +4,763 +75%
BRWA
72
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$505K +$157K +3,452 +45%
AAS
73
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$493K -$54.8K -1,202 -10%
NWMP
74
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$488K +$487K +10,678 New
AWM
75
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$488K – – –
1 2
3
4 5

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.