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FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

700% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 3

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 16

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $233M (+$76.8M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6584 (+19)

3.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.43%62.48% (+3.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+29.23%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
40
Reduced
16
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$37.9M +$8.64M +156,738 +31%
AA
2
Altman Advisors
Illinois
$15M +$560K +10,153 +4%
AWM
3
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$13.1M +$6.11M +110,752 +94%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.7M +$1.59M +28,803 +16%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$11.3M +$921K +16,703 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M -$28.9K -525 -0.3%
AOG
7
Alpha Omega Group
Virginia
$10.7M +$63.9K +1,159 +0.6%
KAS
8
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$8.73M +$468K +8,488 +6%
SFS
9
Solitude Financial Services
Virginia
$8.61M -$128K -2,323 -2%
SPIA
10
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$8.58M +$2.46M +44,669 +42%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.46M +$8.15M +147,814 New
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.01M +$7.07M +128,221 +1,091%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.21M +$1.64M +29,665 +31%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$6.91M +$6.66M +120,845 +12,084,500%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.37M +$681K +12,345 +12%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.47M +$1.99M +36,070 +60%
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.54M -$964K -17,481 -22%
SG
18
StoneX Group
New York
$3.25M +$430K +7,806 +16%
KWM
19
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$3.16M +$402K +7,285 +15%
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.96M +$356K +6,453 +14%
CWM
21
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.9M -$67K -1,215 -2%
OMC
22
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.66M +$2.56M +46,478 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.64M +$2.11M +38,361 +494%
PFGIA
24
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$1.78M
VBFP
25
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$1.78M -$20.6K -374 -1%

KNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

84 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $233M — up 49% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new KNG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $8.64M. The largest seller was Precision Wealth Strategies, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.02M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) as of Q4 2021, up from 65 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $233M of FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 3 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was LPL Financial, an estimated $8.64M added.
  • The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Precision Wealth Strategies, an estimated $1.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.