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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September
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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $280M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 44

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 138 → 149 (+11)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $277M → $280M (+$2.88M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.88% → 24.56% (-3.3%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.97%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
23
Increased
53
Reduced
44
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$1.74M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$1.24M
3
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$1.16M
4
IA
Integrity Alliance
Iowa
+$1M
5
KWA
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
+$798K

Top Sellers

1
KWS
Keystone Wealth Services
California
-$5.26M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.99M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.05M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$1.58M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WEG
76
World Equity Group
Illinois
$651K -$45.5K -893 -7%
IP
77
Ignite Planners
California
$648K +$75.2K +1,475 +13%
AA
78
ACT Advisors
North Carolina
$643K +$635K +12,468 New
UCFA
79
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$628K +$5.1K +100 +0.8%
CB
80
Chris Bulman
California
$597K – – –
MA
81
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$596K – – –
SWA
82
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$589K +$71.3K +1,400 +14%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
83
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$502K +$168K +3,306 +52%
KFAS
84
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Kansas
$490K +$484K +9,494 New
NG
85
Novem Group
New York
$488K -$3.82K -75 -0.8%
SS
86
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$476K -$71.6K -1,405 -13%
KPWS
87
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$475K – – –
AAS
88
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$472K -$130K -2,543 -22%
SFS
89
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$452K -$55.1K -1,081 -11%
PAS
90
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$447K +$52K +1,020 +13%
IAS
91
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$444K +$117K +2,294 +36%
SCA
92
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$435K +$102K +2,000 +31%
HighTower Advisors
93
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$433K +$53.4K +1,048 +14%
DAS
94
Diversify Advisory Services
Utah
$431K – – –
Morgan Stanley
95
Morgan Stanley
New York
$431K -$5.76K -113 -1%
ACMA
96
Arbor Capital Management (Alaska)
Alaska
$426K -$31.1K -610 -7%
CCG
97
Catalina Capital Group
California
$400K – – –
AWM
98
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$383K +$2.65K +52 +0.7%
NWMP
99
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$383K -$41.4K -813 -10%
SWP
100
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
$377K – – –
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4
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FSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

149 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $280M — up 1% from $277M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FSEP positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $1.74M. The largest seller was Keystone Wealth Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.26M sold.

  • 149 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) as of Q4 2025, up from 138 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $280M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September stock for Q4 2025, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September positions in Q4 2025 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September buyer in Q4 2025 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $1.74M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September seller in Q4 2025 was Keystone Wealth Services, an estimated $5.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.