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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
WIA
51
World Investment Advisors
California
$472K +$2.11K +105 +0.5%
OIA
52
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$463K – – –
AWM
53
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$428K +$49.1K +2,445 +13%
CW
54
Channel Wealth
California
$408K -$56.8K -2,832 -13%
KCFA
55
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$386K +$4.32K +215 +1%
CF
56
Centaurus Financial
California
$383K +$60.2K +3,000 +19%
MIM
57
Marshall Investment Management
Colorado
$380K +$370K +18,445 New
US Bancorp
58
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$372K +$179K +8,940 +98%
BWA
59
BlueChip Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$339K – – –
FGAM
60
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$333K +$325K +16,172 New
TWM
61
Trueblood Wealth Management
Ohio
$299K +$291K +14,494 New
EC
62
Elequin Capital
New York
$292K +$285K +14,193 New
WB
63
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$284K +$277K +13,779 New
AFP
64
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$283K +$61.1K +3,042 +28%
SG
65
StoneX Group
New York
$280K +$273K +13,600 New
NG
66
Novem Group
New York
$272K -$2.05K -102 -0.8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
67
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$265K -$59.8K -2,979 -19%
WWM
68
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$257K +$361 +18 +0.1%
SMC
69
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$237K +$12.2K +606 +6%
PCM
70
Presidio Capital Management
California
$219K -$229K -11,400 -52%
OC
71
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$206K – – –
NAS
72
NWF Advisory Services
California
$204K +$199K +9,900 New
IWM
73
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$184K +$8.55K +426 +5%
SS
74
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$155K +$111K +5,512 +276%
ASN
75
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$143K +$140K +6,963 New
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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.