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FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.5M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 47 (+3)

11.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.53% → 54.35% (-11%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $73M → $60.5M (-$12.5M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 12

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.82%
% of All Funds
0.68%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
8
Reduced
12
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$3.73M
2
MAM
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
+$3.38M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$2.68M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.21M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
-$8.47M
2
AIC
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
-$7.77M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$7.03M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.25M
5
WEG
World Equity Group
Illinois
-$1.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAS
26
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$367K +$6K +186 +2%
HP
27
Holistic Planning
Texas
$272K – – –
BBPWM
28
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$264K +$258K +8,000 New
MA
29
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$259K – – –
Truist Financial
30
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$219K +$2.45K +76 +1%
FNWA
31
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$216K – – –
TC
32
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$216K – – –
SW
33
Schulz Wealth
Texas
$216K – – –
CF
34
Centaurus Financial
California
$215K – – –
LPL Financial
35
LPL Financial
California
$203K +$199K +6,156 New
CA
36
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$115K +$113K +3,490 New
EWM
37
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$84.5K +$82.7K +2,565 New
HBW
38
Hazlett, Burt & Watson
West Virginia
$80K – – –
DFA
39
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$72.5K – – –
IA
40
IFP Advisors
Florida
$54.3K – – –
SPIA
41
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$51.4K – – –
PS
42
Principal Securities
Iowa
$36.3K -$25.8K -800 -42%
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.4K -$14.6K -454 -42%
HI
44
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$16.5K -$543K -16,831 -97%
CJ
45
Caitlin John
Michigan
$11.2K +$10.9K +339 New
NFSG
46
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$2.9K +$2.84K +88 New
CIAS
47
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$527 – – –
AIC
48
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
– -$7.77M -246,224 Closed
WEG
49
World Equity Group
Illinois
– -$1.5M -47,620 Closed
MIM
50
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$1.04M -32,805 Closed
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GAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

47 of the 6,943 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August (GAUG) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $60.5M — down 17% from $73M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new GAUG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Synergy Asset Management, cutting an estimated $8.47M.

  • 47 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August (GAUG) as of Q1 2024, up from 44 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $60.5M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August stock for Q1 2024, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August positions in Q1 2024 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August seller in Q1 2024 was Synergy Asset Management, an estimated $8.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.