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FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.2M invested in FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 55 (+2)

4.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.79% → 53.15% (-4.6%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44M → $38.2M (-$5.83M)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
55
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.77%
% of All Funds
0.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
8
Reduced
21
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG
StoneX Group
New York
+$592K
2
EMAM
Encompass More Asset Management
California
+$581K
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$547K
4
SWM
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
+$465K
5
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
+$354K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$2.37M
2
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$1.73M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.2M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$868K
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$770K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
26
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$460K +$465K +18,570 New
FPL
27
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$432K +$436K +17,410 New
AWE
28
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$410K – – –
NFG
29
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$400K -$250 -10 -0.1%
SPC
30
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$372K +$19.6K +785 +6%
IA
31
Insight Advisors
Pennsylvania
$329K -$127K -5,073 -28%
FFA
32
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$320K – – –
WTFG
33
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$281K +$285K +11,371 New
SWA
34
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$240K – – –
NA
35
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$233K -$120K -4,809 -34%
UAG
36
United Advisor Group
Ohio
$214K +$2.08K +83 +1%
AWM
37
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$212K +$214K +8,546 New
SAW
38
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$206K -$550 -22 -0.3%
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$156K +$157K +6,280 New
CFGS
40
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$153K – – –
HI
41
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$94.9K -$21.9K -874 -19%
DFA
42
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$87.6K – – –
LFG
43
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$83.6K – – –
CAL
44
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$81K – – –
BBPWM
45
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$77.4K – – –
SPIA
46
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$55.8K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$50K – – –
PS
48
Principal Securities
Iowa
$37.4K – – –
NWMP
49
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$37.2K +$37.5K +1,500 New
SS
50
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$23.2K – – –
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SMAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

55 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May (SMAY) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $38.2M — down 13% from $44M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SMAY positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was StoneX Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $592K. The largest seller was MML Investors Services, cutting an estimated $2.37M.

  • 55 institutional investors held FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May (SMAY) as of Q4 2024, up from 53 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $38.2M of FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May stock for Q4 2024, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May positions in Q4 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May buyer in Q4 2024 was StoneX Group, an estimated $592K added.
  • The largest FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF May seller in Q4 2024 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $2.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.