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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF

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: 8488 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PS
76
Principal Securities
Iowa
$63K +$5.12K +272 +9%
BTI
77
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$48.9K +$47.1K +2,500 New
SS
78
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$41.6K -$97.9K -5,200 -72%
Royal Bank of Canada
79
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$37K -$73.5K -3,905 -68%
NS
80
NBC Securities
Alabama
$37K +$2.07K +110 +6%
AWM
81
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$36.1K +$395 +21 +1%
GRP
82
Global Retirement Partners
California
$31.7K +$30.5K +1,619 New
GWSG
83
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$20.6K -$29.3K -1,557 -60%
Comerica Bank
84
Comerica Bank
Texas
$19.5K
SS
85
SBI Securities
Japan
$10.7K +$471 +25 +5%
CAL
86
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$4K
SIS
87
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$3.91K
DFA
88
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$666
Truist Financial
89
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$1.15M -61,026 Closed
Jane Street
90
Jane Street
New York
-$763K -40,489 Closed
VCM
91
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
-$558K -29,649 Closed
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
92
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
-$540K -28,628 Closed
AWA
93
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$384K -20,360 Closed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
94
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
-$369K -19,600 Closed
MIM
95
Marshall Investment Management
Colorado
-$348K -18,445 Closed
SMF
96
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
-$280K -14,854 Closed
SPC
97
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$223K -11,837 Closed
SWM
98
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
-$24.5K -1,300 Closed
MCM
99
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
-$13.8K -732 Closed
RFG
100
REAP Financial Group
Texas
-$3.43K -182 Closed

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.