FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
319 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
79% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 28
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 302 → 319 (+17)
0.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 56.52% → 56.19% (-0.33%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $1.92B (-$165M)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 146
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$25.3M |
| 2 |
TF
Tandem Financial
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
+$3.63M |
| 3 |
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$3.6M |
| 4 |
CFD
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
|
+$3.6M |
| 5 |
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
|
+$3.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$36.4M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$28.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$17.5M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$16.1M |
KNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
319 of the 8,286 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $1.92B — down 7.9% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new KNG positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.3M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $36.4M.
- 319 institutional investors held FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG) as of Q4 2025, up from 302 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $1.92B of FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF stock for Q4 2025, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 28 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Capital Investment Advisors, an estimated $25.3M added.
- The largest FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $36.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.