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FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.9M invested in FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 1

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 52 (+11)

8.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.14% → 47.25% (-8.9%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.9M → $47.9M (-$6M)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+26.83%
% of All Funds
0.68%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
18
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$3.43M
2
GAA
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
+$1.03M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$601K
4
IP
Ignite Planners
California
+$491K
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$457K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
-$10.3M
2
HI
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
-$2.77M
3
NA
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
-$2.4M
4
IFG
Independent Financial Group
California
-$943K
5
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$310K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFS
26
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$424K – – –
OMC
27
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$423K +$410K +16,875 New
SPC
28
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$380K -$1.24K -51 -0.3%
VT
29
Vise Technologies
New York
$376K +$365K +15,023 New
CAL
30
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$324K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
31
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$324K -$218 -9 -0.1%
KPWS
32
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$310K +$72.8K +3,000 +32%
WTFG
33
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$267K – – –
MFG
34
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$264K +$256K +10,529 New
IAN
35
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$226K -$108K -4,438 -33%
DI
36
Diligent Investors
California
$204K +$198K +8,150 New
DFA
37
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$171K +$41.7K +1,716 +34%
SPIA
38
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$169K – – –
MIM
39
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$164K – – –
SWM
40
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$156K – – –
SWA
41
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$155K +$108K +4,445 +257%
CFD
42
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$154K +$1.38K +57 +0.9%
SS
43
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$104K -$3.52K -145 -3%
AWM
44
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$93.3K – – –
LFG
45
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$63.3K – – –
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
46
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$43.4K +$42K +1,730 New
AG
47
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$42.6K +$41.3K +1,700 New
MCM
48
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$31.3K +$30.3K +1,250 New
AAS
49
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$27.5K -$21K -865 -44%
GWM
50
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16.6K +$16.1K +662 New
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SAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

52 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August (SAUG) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $47.9M — down 11% from $53.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SAUG positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Osaic Holdings, adding an estimated $3.43M. The largest seller was Harvest Investment Services, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 52 institutional investors held FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August (SAUG) as of Q3 2025, up from 41 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $47.9M of FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2025, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2025 and 1 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2025 was Osaic Holdings, an estimated $3.43M added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2025 was Harvest Investment Services, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.