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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 22

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $186M → $220M (+$33.9M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 90 (+2)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.89% → 31% (+1.1%)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
14
Increased
42
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$23.7M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.06M
3
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$2.78M
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$1.46M
5
SCA
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
+$1.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$7.88M
2
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$1.89M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.64M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.44M
5
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
-$887K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWM
26
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.14M -$128K -6,386 -10%
NA
27
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.11M +$217K +10,806 +25%
CWM
28
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.08M +$189K +9,429 +22%
KPWS
29
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.02M +$35.4K +1,766 +4%
BWP
30
Balboa Wealth Partners
Arizona
$991K +$34.8K +1,735 +4%
PTC
31
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$976K +$32.5K +1,617 +4%
First Trust Advisors
32
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$896K +$551K +27,465 +171%
GIA
33
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$890K -$47.3K -2,357 -5%
ECA
34
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$880K -$40.2K -2,002 -4%
CWP
35
Core Wealth Partners
California
$864K +$76.5K +3,809 +10%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
36
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$836K +$34.2K +1,703 +4%
SA
37
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$738K +$27.6K +1,376 +4%
WS
38
Wedbush Securities
California
$672K -$4.62K -230 -0.7%
SAW
39
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$666K +$61.8K +3,080 +11%
TCM
40
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$661K +$32.9K +1,638 +5%
SF
41
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$567K +$552K +27,509 New
Mariner
42
Mariner
Kansas
$558K -$307K -15,300 -36%
PFO
43
PMG Family Office
Texas
$551K +$537K +26,757 New
TA
44
Tactive Advisors
Florida
$545K +$83.2K +4,143 +19%
KAS
45
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$529K +$167K +8,300 +48%
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$529K +$66.4K +3,306 +15%
SPC
47
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$524K +$511K +25,460 New
NFG
48
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$524K +$83.3K +4,149 +19%
HI
49
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$508K -$262K -13,070 -35%
IAN
50
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$486K -$38.2K -1,905 -7%
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FTQI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

90 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $220M — up 18% from $186M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FTQI positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $23.7M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.88M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) as of Q3 2025, up from 88 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $220M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $23.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $7.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.