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FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.26B invested in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 113

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.26B (+$25.2M)

0.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.31%59.97% (-0.34%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 32

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 139 (-4)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30.77%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
30
Increased
140
Reduced
113
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
101
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.01M -$5.98K -123 -0.3%
EFS
102
Econ Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$1.96M -$163K -3,351 -8%
HPC
103
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.94M +$379K +7,791 +24%
CWM
104
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.91M -$112K -2,306 -6%
PVI
105
Pine Valley Investments
New Jersey
$1.9M -$136K -2,799 -7%
SA
106
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$1.83M -$115K -2,356 -6%
OC
107
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.82M +$288K +5,913 +19%
CFD
108
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1.8M +$100K +2,056 +6%
NLP
109
Next Level Private
New York
$1.77M +$1.04M +21,328 +144%
SG
110
StoneX Group
New York
$1.75M -$1M -20,666 -37%
Citadel Advisors
111
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.74M +$196K +4,038 +13%
NS
112
NBC Securities
Alabama
$1.73M +$778 +16 +0%
OFP
113
OFC Financial Planning
New Jersey
$1.67M +$86.6K +1,781 +6%
PWS
114
Proactive Wealth Strategies
Georgia
$1.65M -$11.7K -240 -0.7%
CCFM
115
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.64M +$119K +2,452 +8%
TSWM
116
Tyler-Stone Wealth Management
Ohio
$1.62M +$3.5K +72 +0.2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
117
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.61M +$189K +3,887 +13%
GIA
118
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.58M +$1.57M +32,257 New
MC
119
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.55M -$14.2K -292 -0.9%
MI
120
Motiv8 Investments
Florida
$1.54M +$524K +10,777 +52%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
121
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1.54M +$212K +4,365 +16%
JIP
122
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.54M +$748K +15,378 +97%
CWM
123
Collaborative Wealth Management
Florida
$1.5M -$97.1K -1,997 -6%
CAM
124
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1.5M -$130K -2,665 -8%
Focus Partners Wealth
125
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$1.48M +$180K +3,703 +14%

KNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

315 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $2.26B — up 1.1% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of KNG and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 113 trimmed existing stakes and 140 added.

The largest buyer was Teamwork Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.3M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $25.6M.

  • 315 institutional investors held FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) as of Q2 2025, down from 321 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.26B of FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 32 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Teamwork Financial Advisors, an estimated $40.3M added.
  • The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $25.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.