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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
WEG
51
World Equity Group
Illinois
$514K +$505K +13,585 New
HAS
52
HBW Advisory Services
California
$483K -$119K -3,210 -20%
Truist Financial
53
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$477K +$469K +12,615 New
Royal Bank of Canada
54
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$461K +$425K +11,427 +1,518%
BFG
55
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$437K +$430K +11,558 New
LI
56
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$389K +$382K +10,285 New
Mariner
57
Mariner
Kansas
$370K -$149 -4 -0%
CA
58
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$369K +$16.2K +435 +5%
AWM
59
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$359K -$103K -2,767 -23%
DFA
60
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$351K +$3.35K +90 +1%
MA
61
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$323K +$318K +8,546 New
GFG
62
Grantvest Financial Group
New Jersey
$317K -$83.8K -2,254 -21%
IA
63
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$316K +$311K +8,357 New
PWPS
64
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$300K – – –
LA
65
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$296K – – –
RWA
66
Reicon Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$288K +$283K +7,607 New
DI
67
Diligent Investors
California
$284K – – –
CB
68
Chris Bulman
California
$281K +$276K +7,432 New
KWM
69
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$281K -$145K -3,905 -34%
AIA
70
AssuredPartners Investment Advisors
Florida
$280K – – –
MCC
71
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$272K – – –
CAP
72
Columbia Advisory Partners
Washington
$252K -$34.4K -925 -12%
AFP
73
Alpha Financial Partners
Kentucky
$251K +$247K +6,645 New
KFAS
74
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Kansas
$245K +$241K +6,473 New
SPIA
75
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$240K +$236K +6,351 New
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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.