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FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August
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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $239M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

255% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 11

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 8

58% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $239M (+$87.6M)

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 97 (+20)

14.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.69% → 76.08% (+14%)

Holders
97
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+25.97%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
28
Increased
39
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GF
Gries Financial
Ohio
+$28.7M
2
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
+$7.53M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$6.31M
4
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
+$5.36M
5
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$5.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IFG
Independent Financial Group
California
-$1.71M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.34M
3
SOS
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
-$1.3M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.13M
5
BIG
Brookwood Investment Group
Arizona
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
26
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$1.19M +$141K +3,726 +14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.19M +$519K +13,730 +81%
SA
28
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.11M +$251K +6,634 +30%
Truist Financial
29
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$949K +$447K +11,827 +93%
CF
30
Centaurus Financial
California
$874K – – –
CW
31
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$859K +$475K +12,574 +130%
MA
32
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$817K +$335K +8,860 +72%
MFG
33
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$778K +$761K +20,148 New
OP
34
ORG Partners
Indiana
$766K +$750K +19,850 New
HP
35
Holistic Planning
Texas
$759K +$145K +3,850 +24%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$751K +$735K +19,438 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
37
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$728K +$713K +18,860 New
UCFA
38
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$691K -$15.1K -400 -2%
FPWM
39
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$679K +$313K +8,277 +89%
SS
40
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$628K +$548K +14,493 +819%
LI
41
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$593K +$199K +5,273 +52%
WTFG
42
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$585K +$182K +4,827 +47%
HI
43
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$557K +$350K +9,263 +179%
SWA
44
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$534K +$522K +13,818 New
GFG
45
Grantvest Financial Group
New Jersey
$515K +$78.8K +2,084 +19%
DWM
46
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$507K – – –
KIM
47
Kestra Investment Management
Texas
$504K +$494K +13,063 New
ACM
48
Anfield Capital Management
California
$497K – – –
KPWS
49
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$490K +$480K +12,695 New
BFG
50
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$471K +$55.4K +1,465 +14%
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GAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

97 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August (GAUG) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $239M — up 58% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new GAUG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gries Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.7M. The largest seller was Independent Financial Group, cutting an estimated $1.71M.

  • 97 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August (GAUG) as of Q3 2025, up from 77 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $239M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2025, up 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2025 was Gries Financial, an estimated $28.7M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2025 was Independent Financial Group, an estimated $1.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.