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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $144M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $144M (+$9.08M)

5.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.09% → 65.37% (+5.3%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 72 (+3)

66% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
72
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
11
Reduced
32
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HOWA
Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors
Florida
+$13.6M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.92M
3
Lido Advisors
Lido Advisors
California
+$606K
4
CW
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
+$578K
5
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
+$344K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$8M
2
FA
Flagstar Advisors
New York
-$808K
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$481K
4
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$464K
5
NA
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
-$439K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFG
26
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$779K -$72 -2 -0%
NA
27
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$711K -$439K -12,179 -39%
SP
28
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
$701K +$9.55K +265 +1%
CCG
29
Catalina Capital Group
California
$689K – – –
BTWM
30
Brass Tax Wealth Management
Ohio
$674K -$5.84K -162 -0.9%
BIM
31
Bullseye Investment Management
Ohio
$666K +$314K +8,711 +95%
OIA
32
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$644K – – –
Lido Advisors
33
Lido Advisors
California
$618K +$606K +16,823 New
AIC
34
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$615K -$38.7K -1,074 -6%
SPIA
35
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$605K – – –
CW
36
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$589K +$578K +16,039 New
GFA
37
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$566K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
38
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$549K +$2.56K +71 +0.5%
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$521K – – –
FA
40
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$518K -$808K -22,426 -61%
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$512K -$60.9K -1,689 -11%
MSFS
42
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$437K – – –
AWE
43
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$435K – – –
AWS
44
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$398K – – –
FFS
45
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$351K +$344K +9,545 New
HAS
46
HBW Advisory Services
California
$339K -$36 -1 -0%
FIA
47
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$312K -$30.8K -855 -9%
SCA
48
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$309K – – –
CIAS
49
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$274K – – –
PCG
50
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$272K +$267K +7,403 New
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GAPR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

72 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April (GAPR) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $144M — up 6.7% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new GAPR positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Commonwealth Equity Services, cutting an estimated $8M.

  • 72 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April (GAPR) as of Q3 2024, up from 69 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $144M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April stock for Q3 2024, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April positions in Q3 2024 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April buyer in Q3 2024 was Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April seller in Q3 2024 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.