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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF
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106 hedge funds and large institutions have $285M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 6

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 27

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $285M (+$65.4M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 106 (+16)

2.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31% → 33.78% (+2.8%)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+17.78%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
22
Increased
47
Reduced
27
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HAFG
Hansen & Associates Financial Group
California
+$14.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$8.68M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$6.4M
4
SCA
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
+$2.45M
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$1.47M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
-$10.5M
2
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$3.21M
3
FTS
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
-$3.01M
4
GIA
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
-$890K
5
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
-$651K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
26
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.39M +$69.9K +3,360 +5%
AAP
27
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.36M +$1.36M +65,200 New
KPWS
28
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.22M +$198K +9,507 +19%
SPC
29
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.21M +$679K +32,637 +128%
TI
30
TrueMark Investments
Illinois
$1.19M +$1.19M +57,073 New
BRWA
31
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.17M +$13.2K +635 +1%
NA
32
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.1M -$21.3K -1,023 -2%
IFG
33
Independent Financial Group
California
$1.08M -$225K -10,827 -17%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$1.05M +50,517 New
PTC
35
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.03M +$44.9K +2,157 +5%
Jane Street
36
Jane Street
New York
$998K +$997K +47,940 New
WIA
37
World Investment Advisors
California
$977K +$499K +24,013 +105%
SA
38
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$910K +$164K +7,886 +22%
BWP
39
Balboa Wealth Partners
Arizona
$900K -$102K -4,920 -10%
TWM
40
Trueblood Wealth Management
Ohio
$888K +$585K +28,158 +194%
ECA
41
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$883K -$5.97K -287 -0.7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
42
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$842K -$3.1K -149 -0.4%
CWP
43
Core Wealth Partners
California
$808K -$64.8K -3,114 -7%
IA
44
IFP Advisors
Florida
$730K +$195K +9,375 +37%
Mariner
45
Mariner
Kansas
$684K +$120K +5,750 +21%
SAW
46
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$670K -$2.37K -114 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$667K +$666K +32,024 New
TCM
48
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$659K -$8.44K -406 -1%
WS
49
Wedbush Securities
California
$643K -$36.1K -1,735 -5%
NFG
50
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$621K +$91.6K +4,403 +17%
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FTQI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

106 of the 8,223 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 Q4 2025, worth a combined $285M — up 30% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FTQI positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hansen & Associates Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Integrated Wealth Concepts, cutting an estimated $10.5M.

  • 106 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) as of Q4 2025, up from 90 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $285M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 6 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Hansen & Associates Financial Group, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Integrated Wealth Concepts, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.