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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
ALS
101
Andrew L. Share
$274K – – –
Focus Partners Wealth
102
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$272K +$272K +5,955 New
SEIA
103
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$266K – – –
CCFM
104
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$260K – – –
AFAS
105
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$253K -$360K -7,890 -59%
RFG
106
Range Financial Group
Oregon
$246K +$246K +5,389 New
BWM
107
Brown Wealth Management
Illinois
$233K – – –
HIS
108
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$230K +$230K +5,041 New
First Trust Advisors
109
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$226K -$867 -19 -0.4%
NAS
110
NWF Advisory Services
California
$223K +$222K +4,870 New
SP
111
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
$218K -$6.34K -139 -3%
Citadel Advisors
112
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$217K +$217K +4,757 New
WAS
113
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$216K +$215K +4,719 New
BTWM
114
Brass Tax Wealth Management
Ohio
$213K -$1.82K -40 -0.9%
PAS
115
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$210K +$210K +4,603 New
FHC
116
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$210K +$209K +4,591 New
Barclays
117
Barclays
United Kingdom
$148K +$98.5K +2,159 +200%
IA
118
IFP Advisors
Florida
$117K +$4.83K +106 +4%
CP
119
Castleview Partners
Texas
$96.2K – – –
AFG
120
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$73.1K – – –
GEA
121
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$59.4K – – –
GM
122
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$58.7K -$203K -4,452 -78%
TWM
123
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$38.5K +$38.4K +843 New
PP
124
PFS Partners
New Jersey
$30.8K – – –
WW
125
Winnow Wealth
Texas
$30.6K +$30.6K +672 New
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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.