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FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
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323 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

215% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 20

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 78

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.97B (+$831M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 287 → 323 (+36)

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

0.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.96% → 63.73% (+0.77%)

Holders
323
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+12.54%
% of All Funds
4.25%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
63
Increased
158
Reduced
78
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$32.6M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$19.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$10.9M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$10.4M
5
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$10.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$5.98M
2
BAWC
Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting
Texas
-$4.36M
3
HGERS
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
-$4.2M
4
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$2.04M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PA
26
PSI Advisors
Florida
$14.2M +$2.73M +51,439 +22%
SF
27
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$14.1M +$293K +5,521 +2%
FAM
28
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$14M -$89.2K -1,679 -0.6%
NA
29
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$11.9M -$436K -8,212 -3%
SPIA
30
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$11.6M +$198K +3,734 +2%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
31
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$10.8M +$6.76M +127,147 +143%
AWS
32
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$10.8M +$1M +18,831 +10%
SW
33
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$10.6M +$1.52M +28,675 +16%
EA
34
Ergawealth Advisors
Illinois
$10.6M -$756K -14,223 -6%
PVI
35
Pine Valley Investments
New Jersey
$10.4M -$414K -7,793 -4%
AAS
36
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$9.53M +$1.84M +34,693 +22%
CIA
37
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$9.5M +$10.1M +189,294 New
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$9.12M +$3.47M +65,365 +56%
PFS
39
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$8.7M +$1.04M +19,601 +13%
AOG
40
Alpha Omega Group
Virginia
$8.69M +$412K +7,753 +5%
HighTower Advisors
41
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$8.26M +$2.11M +39,644 +32%
P
42
&Partners
Tennessee
$8.05M +$4.73M +88,997 +125%
MWM
43
Modern Wealth Management
Kansas
$7.7M +$8.15M +153,347 New
TC
44
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$7.45M +$2.94M +55,338 +60%
SPC
45
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$7.45M -$66.4K -1,249 -0.8%
PAG
46
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$7.41M +$1.88M +35,281 +31%
PWP
47
Prasad Wealth Partners
Ohio
$7.29M +$7.72M +145,152 New
TF
48
Tandem Financial
Colorado
$6.68M +$7.08M +133,126 New
BIM
49
Bullseye Investment Management
Ohio
$6.55M -$856K -16,099 -11%
SCA
50
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$6.42M +$109K +2,053 +2%
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KNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

323 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $2.97B — up 39% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new KNG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 158 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $32.6M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $5.98M.

  • 323 institutional investors held FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) as of Q4 2024, up from 287 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.97B of FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF stock for Q4 2024, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 20 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $32.6M added.
  • The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $5.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.