FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
KNG
323 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.21B invested in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
210% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 20
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 79
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 288 → 323 (+35)
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.21B (+$70.6M)
0.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.08% → 63.73% (+0.65%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$32.6M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$19.9M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.9M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$10.4M |
| 5 |
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$5.98M |
| 2 |
BAWC
Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting
Cedar Park,
Texas
|
-$4.36M |
| 3 |
HGERS
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$4.2M |
| 4 |
SI
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
-$2.04M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.87M |
KNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
323 of the 7,607 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 $2.21B — up 3.3% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new KNG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 158 added to existing stakes and 79 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 288 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $2.21B of FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF stock for Q4 2024, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 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 +42 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.