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

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 15

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 13

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $147M (+$7.48M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8084 (+4)

0.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.96%25.77% (-0.19%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
19
Increased
42
Reduced
15
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$42.2M +$11.5M +566,295 +34%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.7M +$527K +25,868 +2%
IWC
3
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$11.6M -$954K -46,846 -7%
FTS
4
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$9.3M +$1.04M +50,947 +12%
AAS
5
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$5.77M +$1.61K +79 +0%
SCA
6
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$4.96M +$362K +17,791 +7%
Osaic Holdings
7
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.68M +$1.29M +63,193 +80%
SFS
8
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.51M +$13.4K +656 +0.5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
9
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.43M +$437K +21,439 +20%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.18M +$367K +17,998 +18%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$2.16M +$2.33M +114,178 +18,386%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.15M +$342K +16,808 +17%
PAG
13
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.01M -$147K -7,209 -6%
AAS
14
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.94M +$109K +5,365 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.86M +$159K +7,810 +9%
IFG
16
Independent Financial Group
California
$1.74M +$116K +5,703 +7%
DADC
17
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.49M +$3.89K +191 +0.2%
Mariner
18
Mariner
Kansas
$1.42M -$36.4K -1,788 -2%
ACMG
19
Anchor Capital Management Group
California
$1.39M
IAIM
20
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$1.34M +$518K +25,434 +56%
RA
21
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$1.25M +$1.35M +66,067 New
CIAS
22
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.23M +$217K +10,637 +19%
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.15M +$19.3K +947 +2%
IWM
24
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.14M +$149K +7,332 +14%
CIA
25
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$1.12M +$1.21M +59,407 New

FTQI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

84 of the 7,459 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 Q1 2025, worth a combined $147M — up 5.3% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FTQI positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $11.5M. The largest seller was TrueMark Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.87M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) as of Q1 2025, up from 80 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $147M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 13 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $11.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF seller in Q1 2025 was TrueMark Investments, an estimated $1.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.