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FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October
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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.37% → 56.35% (-5%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M → $122M (-$16.4M)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 73 (-11)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 30

69% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
73
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-13.1%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
13
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.41M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.32M
3
HWM
HFG Wealth Management
Texas
+$902K
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$477K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$359K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
-$11.1M
2
SS
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
-$3.74M
3
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
-$2.17M
4
HAS
HBW Advisory Services
California
-$2.08M
5
VFG
Victory Financial Group
Texas
-$1.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HAS
76
HBW Advisory Services
California
– -$2.08M -56,959 Closed
VFG
77
Victory Financial Group
Texas
– -$1.65M -45,153 Closed
BWA
78
BlueChip Wealth Advisors
Georgia
– -$638K -17,458 Closed
SA
79
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
– -$481K -13,145 Closed
FA
80
Flagstar Advisors
New York
– -$437K -11,951 Closed
OP
81
ORG Partners
Indiana
– -$365K -10,000 Closed
MOS
82
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– -$298K -8,148 Closed
AIM
83
Advyzon Investment Management
Illinois
– -$234K -6,388 Closed
PCS
84
Private Client Services
Kentucky
– -$215K -5,875 Closed
CFD
85
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$209K -5,725 Closed
CIAS
86
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
– -$61.4K -1,680 Closed
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GOCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

73 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October (GOCT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $122M — down 12% from $138M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of GOCT and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was Harvest Investment Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October (GOCT) as of Q3 2025, down from 84 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $122M of FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October stock for Q3 2025, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October positions in Q3 2025 and 13 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October buyer in Q3 2025 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $1.41M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF October seller in Q3 2025 was Harvest Investment Services, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.