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FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.4M invested in FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 49 (-1)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

11.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.11% → 73.71% (-11%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.5M → $75.4M (-$10M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
49
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AFW
Avantra Family Wealth
Pennsylvania
+$3.67M
2
LWM
Lionshead Wealth Management
New York
+$586K
3
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$499K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$310K
5
LA
LM Advisors
California
+$297K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LIA
Luken Investment Analytics
Tennessee
-$7.77M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$3.62M
3
MW
Maia Wealth
Colorado
-$2.86M
4
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$2.36M
5
CB
Chris Bulman
California
-$2.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FPWM
26
Five Pine Wealth Management
Idaho
$401K +$31.6K +1,350 +9%
WFS
27
WealthGarden F.S.
California
$389K -$1.17K -50 -0.3%
DI
28
Diligent Investors
California
$376K – – –
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
29
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$351K +$98.7K +4,212 +41%
1W
30
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$336K – – –
KAS
31
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$320K +$90.3K +3,853 +42%
IF
32
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$264K -$213K -9,067 -46%
GS
33
GTS Securities
New York
$208K +$200K +8,528 New
EWA
34
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$153K +$147K +6,280 New
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$122K +$117K +5,000 New
LIA
36
Luken Investment Analytics
Tennessee
$118K -$7.77M -331,619 -99%
DFA
37
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$110K -$7.03K -300 -6%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$103K +$99K +4,223 New
HI
39
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$73.4K -$164K -7,002 -70%
AWM
40
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$71.1K – – –
WA
41
Whipplewood Advisors
Colorado
$55.3K -$573K -24,466 -92%
IA
42
IFP Advisors
Florida
$50.1K – – –
CFD
43
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$32.9K -$750 -32 -2%
LFG
44
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$29.7K – – –
CAL
45
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
AAS
46
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$14.7K +$14.2K +604 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
47
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$13K – – –
SPIA
48
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$7.32K – – –
FFA
49
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$4.51K +$4.34K +185 New
HighTower Advisors
50
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$3.62M -159,469 Closed
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YSEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

49 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September (YSEP) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $75.4M — down 12% from $85.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of YSEP and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Avantra Family Wealth, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.67M. The largest seller was Luken Investment Analytics, cutting an estimated $7.77M.

  • 49 institutional investors held FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September (YSEP) as of Q2 2025, down from 50 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $75.4M of FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September stock for Q2 2025, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September positions in Q2 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September buyer in Q2 2025 was Avantra Family Wealth, an estimated $3.67M added.
  • The largest FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF September seller in Q2 2025 was Luken Investment Analytics, an estimated $7.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.