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FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December
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106 hedge funds and large institutions have $227M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 9

64% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $139M → $227M (+$88.9M)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 20

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 106 (+25)

4.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.24% → 53.8% (+4.6%)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+30.86%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
36
Increased
27
Reduced
20
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
+$14.5M
2
AIC
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
+$12.4M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$10.7M
4
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$9.98M
5
FIBOI
First International Bank of Israel
+$9.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$9.89M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$3.55M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$1.99M
4
ATPW
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
-$477K
5
LI
LifeWealth Investments
Florida
-$450K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCM
26
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.35M +$380K +10,233 +40%
MOS
27
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$1.33M +$1.31M +35,224 New
NA
28
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.21M +$147K +3,942 +14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.15M -$312K -8,382 -22%
OMC
30
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.11M -$355K -9,551 -25%
AWE
31
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$985K – – –
CIA
32
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$964K +$16.4K +440 +2%
TCM
33
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$946K +$929K +25,000 New
GFA
34
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$942K +$926K +24,908 New
SAW
35
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$918K +$57K +1,532 +7%
SS
36
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$909K +$24.5K +660 +3%
BCM
37
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$864K +$523K +14,065 +160%
HIM
38
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$840K +$826K +22,213 New
AWA
39
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$825K -$18.6K -500 -2%
WTFG
40
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$772K +$65.4K +1,760 +9%
HP
41
Holistic Planning
Texas
$737K +$30.5K +821 +4%
RFG
42
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$697K +$9.7K +261 +1%
FPWM
43
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$692K +$366K +9,842 +116%
AQR Capital Management
44
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$666K – – –
KPWS
45
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$664K +$72.3K +1,945 +12%
BWS
46
BFI Wealth Solutions
Texas
$646K +$635K +17,094 New
SP
47
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
$598K -$27.7K -746 -5%
CCG
48
Catalina Capital Group
California
$595K -$11.5K -310 -2%
MFS
49
Madrona Financial Services
Washington
$549K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$539K +$409K +10,998 +337%
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GDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

106 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December (GDEC) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $227M — up 64% from $139M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new GDEC positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ausdal Financial Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Osaic Holdings, cutting an estimated $9.89M.

  • 106 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December (GDEC) as of Q4 2025, up from 81 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $227M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December stock for Q4 2025, up 64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December positions in Q4 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December buyer in Q4 2025 was Ausdal Financial Partners, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December seller in Q4 2025 was Osaic Holdings, an estimated $9.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.