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FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

5.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.21%50.98% (-5.2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8477 (-7)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $110M (-$25.2M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 15

74% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 34

Holders
77
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
9
Increased
9
Reduced
34
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NWWA
1
New Wave Wealth Advisors
Arkansas
$14.2M +$513K +13,576 +4%
Raymond James Financial
2
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$13.7M -$609K -16,137 -4%
KAS
3
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$9.57M -$1.77M -47,005 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.93M -$5.9M -156,132 -43%
Truist Financial
5
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$6.79M -$831K -21,996 -11%
Cetera Investment Advisers
6
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.88M -$3.01M -79,580 -38%
CIA
7
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$4.7M -$21.9K -581 -0.5%
SW
8
Schulz Wealth
Texas
$4.19M -$38 -1 -0%
MFN
9
Midwest Financial Network
Illinois
$3.87M +$116K +3,080 +3%
Osaic Holdings
10
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.2M -$1.35M -35,636 -30%
CHC
11
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$2.77M
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$2.32M +$1.11M +29,345 +90%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.31M -$252K -6,663 -10%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
14
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.75M -$8.36M -221,511 -83%
PSCM
15
Per Stirling Capital Management
Texas
$1.39M -$30.1K -797 -2%
KWS
16
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$1.33M
AWAG
17
ARS Wealth Advisors Group
Florida
$1.32M -$934K -24,728 -41%
SI
18
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.28M -$7.55K -200 -0.6%
AA
19
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$1.11M -$78.3K -2,073 -7%
RFG
20
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$1.11M -$4.27K -113 -0.4%
TLA
21
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors
Texas
$1.01M -$60.8K -1,610 -6%
AP
22
Americana Partners
Texas
$1.01M -$452K -11,960 -31%
FFS
23
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$949K +$492K +13,040 +101%
SB
24
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$903K -$296K -7,831 -25%
BTWM
25
Brass Tax Wealth Management
Ohio
$685K -$3.59K -95 -0.5%

GAPR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

77 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April (GAPR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $110M — down 19% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of GAPR and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $1.11M. The largest seller was CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.36M.

  • 77 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April (GAPR) as of Q1 2025, down from 84 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $110M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April stock for Q1 2025, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April positions in Q1 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April buyer in Q1 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.11M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF April seller in Q1 2025 was CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, an estimated $8.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.