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FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December
QDEC

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $209M invested in FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 4

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 23

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 95 (+10)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $226M → $209M (-$16.4M)

11.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.49% → 40.64% (-12%)

Holders
95
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
45
Reduced
23
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FS
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
+$12.1M
2
KCM
Kaye Capital Management
California
+$7.32M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$5.05M
4
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
+$4.03M
5
SP
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
+$4.02M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCA
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
-$49.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.49M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$628K
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$538K
5
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$485K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAM
26
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
$1.38M -$1.4K -51 -0.1%
IP
27
Ignite Planners
California
$1.28M +$356K +12,930 +37%
AWS
28
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.25M +$130K +4,718 +11%
GFG
29
Grantvest Financial Group
New Jersey
$1.14M +$324K +11,767 +37%
FI
30
FWG Investments
Kentucky
$1.14M +$904K +32,883 +306%
KWS
31
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$1.09M +$20.5K +745 +2%
MFG
32
Mission Financial Group
Nevada
$1.03M +$896K +32,591 New
Mariner
33
Mariner
Kansas
$1,000K +$258K +9,370 +32%
NA
34
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$814K – – –
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$782K +$40.6K +1,476 +5%
AWM
36
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$748K +$542K +19,699 +222%
CCFM
37
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$733K +$506K +18,410 +192%
HIS
38
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$673K +$225K +8,179 +47%
OC
39
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$661K +$695K +25,287 New
DFA
40
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$659K +$5.09K +185 +0.7%
1W
41
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$575K – – –
SAM
42
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$544K +$366K +13,325 +178%
SA
43
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$518K – – –
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
$503K -$1.49M -54,151 -74%
LSA
45
Lion Street Advisors
Texas
$486K – – –
NG
46
Novem Group
New York
$472K +$42.6K +1,550 +9%
MA
47
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$416K -$12.4K -450 -3%
OP
48
ORG Partners
Indiana
$414K +$432K +15,714 New
AAS
49
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$401K +$160K +5,816 +61%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
50
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$397K +$125K +4,540 +43%
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QDEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

95 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December (QDEC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $209M — down 7.3% from $226M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QDEC positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ferguson Shapiro, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was Stuart Chaussee & Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $49.5M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December (QDEC) as of Q1 2025, up from 85 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $209M of FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December stock for Q1 2025, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December positions in Q1 2025 and 4 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December buyer in Q1 2025 was Ferguson Shapiro, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest FT Vest Growth-100 Buffer ETF December seller in Q1 2025 was Stuart Chaussee & Associates, an estimated $49.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.