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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
SEP
76
Signature Equity Partners
Ohio
$259K +$259K +12,440 New
GWP
77
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$254K +$254K +12,206 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
78
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$252K -$15.6K -750 -6%
KFA
79
Kapstone Financial Advisors
Ohio
$251K +$251K +12,050 New
SMC
80
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$240K – – –
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
81
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$236K +$234K +11,250 New
NAS
82
NWF Advisory Services
California
$229K +$22.9K +1,100 +11%
AWM
83
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$226K +$225K +10,838 New
JP Morgan Chase
84
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$208K +$208K +10,000 New
OL
85
Owen LaRue
Kentucky
$202K +$201K +9,689 New
IWM
86
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$194K +$7.4K +356 +4%
GWM
87
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$181K +$181K +8,698 New
SS
88
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$160K +$3.41K +164 +2%
EC
89
Elequin Capital
New York
$135K -$160K -7,687 -54%
AWM
90
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$131K +$91.8K +4,417 +236%
DF
91
Dunhill Financial
United Kingdom
$126K -$1.68K -81 -1%
Morgan Stanley
92
Morgan Stanley
New York
$94.9K +$21 +1 +0%
SPIA
93
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$68.1K – – –
FGAM
94
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$45.5K -$291K -13,986 -86%
SIS
95
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$45K +$40.4K +1,943 +972%
NS
96
NBC Securities
Alabama
$40.3K – – –
GRP
97
Global Retirement Partners
California
$35.7K +$1.04K +50 +3%
AW
98
Ankerstar Wealth
Texas
$33.1K +$33.1K +1,591 New
TSMHT
99
Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
Indiana
$31.2K – – –
Comerica Bank
100
Comerica Bank
Texas
$20.8K – – –
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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.