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FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 80 (+2)

1.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.64% → 62.69% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $131M → $130M (-$917K)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
80
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
13
Increased
14
Reduced
19
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
+$2.55M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$1.04M
3
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$609K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$458K
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$302K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MAM
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
-$5.97M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$2.87M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.64M
4
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
-$1.41M
5
BFG
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
-$514K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UCFA
26
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$645K -$10.5K -300 -2%
FFS
27
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$576K +$162K +4,595 +39%
HP
28
Holistic Planning
Texas
$555K – – –
KWS
29
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$519K – – –
HI
30
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$482K +$126K +3,578 +35%
TC
31
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$478K -$19.3K -549 -4%
DWM
32
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$463K – – –
Truist Financial
33
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$461K -$19K -541 -4%
ACM
34
Anfield Capital Management
California
$454K – – –
MA
35
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$435K – – –
GFG
36
Grantvest Financial Group
New Jersey
$397K +$395K +11,247 New
Jane Street
37
Jane Street
New York
$375K -$1.64M -46,597 -81%
IWM
38
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$352K +$350K +9,968 New
FPWM
39
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$329K – – –
MAG
40
Mayfair Advisory Group
Alabama
$322K – – –
NFG
41
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$317K – – –
NA
42
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$313K – – –
Wolverine Trading
43
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$304K +$302K +8,595 New
CW
44
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$298K -$3.23K -92 -1%
HI
45
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$289K – – –
CIA
46
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$288K – – –
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$281K +$280K +7,953 New
PCG
48
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$266K +$28.1K +799 +12%
CA
49
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$261K +$41.4K +1,177 +19%
BBPWM
50
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$260K -$3.9K -111 -1%
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GAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

80 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August (GAUG) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $130M — down 0.7% from $131M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new GAUG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Synergy Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.55M. The largest seller was Milestone Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.97M.

  • 80 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August (GAUG) as of Q4 2024, up from 78 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $130M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August stock for Q4 2024, down 0.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August positions in Q4 2024 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August buyer in Q4 2024 was Synergy Asset Management, an estimated $2.55M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August seller in Q4 2024 was Milestone Asset Management, an estimated $5.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.