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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $186M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

243% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 14

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $147M → $186M (+$38.4M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 88 (+4)

4.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.77% → 29.89% (+4.1%)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
48
Reduced
14
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.25M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$7.58M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.65M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.38M
5
RA
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
+$1.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$1.15M
2
AWS
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
-$785K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$763K
4
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$622K
5
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
-$558K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
51
Presidio Capital Management
California
$431K +$34.3K +1,820 +9%
NFG
52
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$416K +$195K +10,360 +95%
DF
53
Dunhill Financial
United Kingdom
$396K +$381K +20,229 New
TSWM
54
Tyler-Stone Wealth Management
Ohio
$367K +$12.3K +656 +4%
KCFA
55
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$362K +$24.5K +1,303 +8%
AWM
56
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$359K +$7.57K +402 +2%
PI
57
PFG Investments
New York
$359K +$111K +5,892 +47%
KAS
58
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$340K -$26.6K -1,415 -8%
BWA
59
BlueChip Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$322K – – –
First Trust Advisors
60
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$314K +$302K +16,039 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
61
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$310K +$70.4K +3,739 +31%
CF
62
Centaurus Financial
California
$305K +$164K +8,736 +127%
M1FG
63
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
$290K +$279K +14,821 New
NG
64
Novem Group
New York
$260K +$250K +13,288 New
WWM
65
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$244K +$235K +12,469 New
AWS
66
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$216K -$785K -41,724 -79%
SMC
67
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$213K – – –
AFP
68
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$209K +$201K +10,676 New
OC
69
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$196K +$188K +10,000 New
Morgan Stanley
70
Morgan Stanley
New York
$184K +$100K +5,339 +131%
US Bancorp
71
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$178K +$172K +9,122 New
Bank of America
72
Bank of America
North Carolina
$178K +$172K +9,117 New
IWM
73
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$167K +$23K +1,222 +17%
TSMHT
74
Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
Indiana
$66.5K +$9.41K +500 +17%
SPIA
75
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$64K – – –
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FTQI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

88 of the 7,596 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 Q2 2025, worth a combined $186M — up 26% from $147M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FTQI positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $8.25M. The largest seller was Truist Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) as of Q2 2025, up from 84 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $186M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $8.25M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Truist Financial, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.