FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September
FSEP
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.
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%)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
KWS
Keystone Wealth Services
Palm Desert,
California
|
-$5.26M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.99M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.05M |
| 4 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
-$1.58M |
| 5 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$1.43M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
151
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$2.99M | -59,105 | Closed |
|
|
MC
152
McCarthy & Cox
Marysville,
Ohio
| – | -$892K | -17,656 | Closed |
|
153
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$552K | -10,915 | Closed |
|
154
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$439K | -8,681 | Closed |
|
|
VDI
155
Vaughan David Investments
Peoria,
Illinois
| – | -$248K | -4,913 | Closed |
|
|
TWM
156
TCFG Wealth Management
Laguna Niguel,
California
| – | -$217K | -4,288 | Closed |
|
|
AFAS
157
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Reston,
Virginia
| – | -$208K | -4,122 | Closed |
|
|
CWP
158
Core Wealth Partners
Santa Rosa,
California
| – | -$201K | -3,982 | Closed |
|
|
PS
159
Principal Securities
Des Moines,
Iowa
| – | -$48K | -950 | Closed |
|
160
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$14.7K | -291 | Closed |
|
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.