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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
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
76
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$232K +$228K +6,145 New
AWA
77
Adapt Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$227K – – –
RCAG
78
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$227K – – –
RSWM
79
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$219K – – –
PAS
80
PKS Advisory Services
New York
$217K -$68.8K -1,851 -24%
FIA
81
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$207K +$203K +5,471 New
ACM
82
Anfield Capital Management
California
$172K – – –
IF
83
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$164K -$2.31K -62 -1%
EWM
84
Evolution Wealth Management
Florida
$143K – – –
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
85
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$137K +$129K +3,460 New
ACA
86
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$132K – – –
TWM
87
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$106K +$29.7K +800 +40%
SWM
88
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$94.5K – – –
CAL
89
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$72K +$71.2K +1,914 New
NWMP
90
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$71.9K – – –
IA
91
IFP Advisors
Florida
$57.1K – – –
NS
92
NBC Securities
Alabama
$56.5K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
93
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$55.9K +$54.9K +1,478 New
CFD
94
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$55.1K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
95
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$42K -$520 -14 -1%
GWSG
96
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$36.8K -$139K -3,748 -79%
Morgan Stanley
97
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.4K – – –
SEP
98
Signature Equity Partners
Ohio
$22.7K +$22.3K +600 New
FNWA
99
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$20.1K – – –
GWM
100
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$15.1K – – –
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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.