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FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $136M invested in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $141M → $136M (-$5.16M)

8.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.6%47.03% (-8.6%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8476 (-8)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 14

63% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
76
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-9.52%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
32
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$13.8M -$2.61M -72,290 -17%
AWM
2
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$13.1M -$7.87M -218,205 -39%
M1FG
3
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
$11.3M +$4.71M +130,525 +78%
LC
4
Legacy CG
Texas
$10.1M +$146K +4,041 +2%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9.74M -$3.48M -96,571 -27%
NA
6
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$8.15M +$96.4K +2,671 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.57M -$3.7M -102,590 -37%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$6.27M +$408K +11,303 +7%
KWS
9
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$5.64M -$1.66M -46,100 -24%
VBFP
10
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$4.17M -$14.1K -390 -0.4%
MML Investors Services
11
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.67M +$98.9K +2,740 +3%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.08M -$71.3K -1,977 -2%
HI
13
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.17M -$150K -4,156 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2M +$274K +7,599 +17%
PFS
15
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.69M -$36.1K -1,000 -2%
FPWM
16
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.68M -$245K -6,782 -13%
KAS
17
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.68M -$326K -9,024 -17%
AWS
18
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.65M -$10.8K -300 -0.7%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.57M -$295K -8,175 -16%
GKWIM
20
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$1.47M -$303K -8,412 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M +$707K +19,607 +105%
OWA
22
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.12M
CA
23
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.12M -$359K -9,962 -25%
TFS
24
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.12M
Cetera Investment Advisers
25
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.02M -$72.1K -1,999 -7%

FSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

76 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $136M — down 3.6% from $141M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FSEP and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Mach-1 Financial Group, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was AIFG Consultants, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.88M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) as of Q2 2023, down from 84 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $136M of FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September stock for Q2 2023, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September positions in Q2 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September buyer in Q2 2023 was Mach-1 Financial Group, an estimated $4.71M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September seller in Q2 2023 was AIFG Consultants, an estimated $7.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.