FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI BUFR
FT VEST LADDERED · ETP · CUSIP 33740F755
538
institutional holders
+32 vs Q1 2026
226.9m
shares reported held*
$8.3bnreported value*
62 new
244 added
169 reduced
26 sold out
net bought ≈ $502.0m (+14.3m shares)
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($5.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $36.45.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 120 |
| Q4 2022 | 133 |
| Q1 2023 | 149 |
| Q2 2023 | 173 |
| Q3 2023 | 210 |
| Q4 2023 | 266 |
| Q1 2024 | 287 |
| Q2 2024 | 327 |
| Q3 2024 | 353 |
| Q4 2024 | 419 |
| Q1 2025 | 436 |
| Q2 2025 | 441 |
| Q3 2025 | 439 |
| Q4 2025 | 501 |
| Q1 2026 | 506 |
| Q2 2026 | 538 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Bought or addedCut or sold out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 242 | 99 |
| Q4 2024 | 255 | 107 |
| Q1 2025 | 279 | 132 |
| Q2 2025 | 232 | 189 |
| Q3 2025 | 247 | 164 |
| Q4 2025 | 274 | 154 |
| Q1 2026 | 280 | 192 |
| Q2 2026 | 306 | 195 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.8m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.6m |
| Legacy Financial Group LLC | New | +1.1m |
| Bouchey Financial Group, Ltd. | New | +931.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +882.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +832.7k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | Added | +764.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +660.3k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | Added | +608.9k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | Added | +578.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Independent Advisor Alliance | Sold out | -1.3m |
| Mariner, LLC | Reduced | -839.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -603.0k |
| Hibernia Wealth Partners, LLC | Reduced | -497.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -432.1k |
| Goldstone Financial Group, LLC | Reduced | -268.9k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | Reduced | -255.6k |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC | Sold out | -230.1k |
| Macro Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -221.8k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | Reduced | -210.2k |
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 47.5m $1.7bn | Added +359.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.47% of their portfolio | 14.1m $513.9m | Added +608.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 9.5m $348.8m | Added +660.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 9.5m $346.2m | Reduced -432.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 8.2m $298.8m | Added +461.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.7m $281.4m | Added +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $266.1m | Added +1.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $185.4m | Added +347.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $142.3m | Added +882.9k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.8m $137.6m | Added +764.6k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.5m $128.9m | Added +237.6k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.4m $124.2m | Added +316.0k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.3m $122.2m | Added +75.3k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.0m $109.3m | Added +832.7k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.0m $109.0m | Added +56.1k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.7m $99.6m | Added +219.7k |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.32% of their portfolio | 2.7m $98.1m | Added +69.5k |
| Howard Capital Management, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 2.5m $93.0m | Added +203.0k |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 2.1m $76.7m | Added +531.2k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.9m $67.8m | Reduced -145.2k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $66.0m | Added +578.8k |
| Macro Advisors, Inc. 20.63% of their portfolio | 1.8m $64.7m | Reduced -221.8k |
| NorthRock Partners, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.6m | Added +257.9k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.4m | Added +13.5k |
| GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC / NC 3.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.2m | Added +23.2k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.2m | Added +149.1k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.6m | Reduced -255.6k |
| McKinney Capital Management, LLC 19.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.6m | Added +90.7k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.4m | Added +69.7k |
| Legacy Financial Group LLC 4.43% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.4m | New |
| MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 5.98% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 995.9k $36.4m | Added +83.3k |
| CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 993.9k $36.3m | Added +119.1k |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 935.3k $34.2m | Reduced -142.7k |
| Bouchey Financial Group, Ltd. 2.20% of their portfolio | 931.9k $34.0m | New |
| Brookstone Capital Management 0.34% of their portfolio | 919.7k $33.6m | Added +37.5k |
| Triad Wealth Partners, LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 895.9k $33.2m | Reduced -47.5k |
| Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 882.9k $32.3m | Reduced -207 |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 872.8k $31.9m | Added +29.1k |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. 1.18% of their portfolio | 826.2k $30.2m | Added +41.4k |
| CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV 1.34% of their portfolio | 767.3k $28.0m | Added +453.3k |
| Goldstone Financial Group, LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 760.4k $27.8m | Reduced -268.9k |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 759.8k $27.8m | Added +573.7k |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 746.9k $27.3m | Added +15.9k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.27% of their portfolio | 731.8k $26.7m | Added +125.2k |
| Ignite Planners, LLC 3.52% of their portfolio | 702.0k $25.6m | Added +358 |
| StoneX Group Inc. 1.03% of their portfolio | 701.9k $25.6m | Reduced -27.1k |
| HBW ADVISORY SERVICES LLC 2.24% of their portfolio | 679.3k $24.8m | Added +28.5k |
| Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC 6.07% of their portfolio | 663.2k $24.2m | Added +41.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 651.0k $23.8m | Added +68.8k |
| Symphony Financial Services, Inc. 10.07% of their portfolio | 613.5k $22.4m | Added +121.9k |
| Holos Integrated Wealth LLC 10.43% of their portfolio | 610.4k $22.3m | Added +25.1k |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 602.6k $22.0m | Added +54.9k |
| Reyes Financial Architecture, Inc. 11.79% of their portfolio | 576.0k $21.0m | Added +575.4k |
| FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 568.5k $20.8m | Added +15.6k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 552.1k $20.2m | Added +152.8k |
| VestGen Advisors, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 550.4k $20.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.29% of their portfolio | 549.6k $20.1m | Reduced -210.2k |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 548.3k $20.0m | Added +430.9k |
| Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 543.3k $48.5k | New |
| RFG Advisory, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 539.7k $19.7m | Reduced -60.9k |
| Cooper Financial Group 1.58% of their portfolio | 522.2k $19.1m | Added +13.3k |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 522.0k $19.1m | Added +25.7k |
| IMG Wealth Management, Inc. 10.31% of their portfolio | 506.6k $18.5m | Added +16.2k |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. 0.96% of their portfolio | 494.8k $18.1m | Added +62.9k |
| Hibernia Wealth Partners, LLC 9.73% of their portfolio | 491.9k $18.0m | Reduced -497.5k |
| Solano Wealth Investment Advisors LLC 8.14% of their portfolio | 489.6k $17.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 481.2k $17.6m | Added +7.5k |
| Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC 3.72% of their portfolio | 472.0k $17.2m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Tidemark, LLC 3.87% of their portfolio | 470.2k $17.2m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 470.0k $17.2m | Added +22.5k |
| Goldenstone Wealth Management LLC 11.06% of their portfolio | 463.1k $16.9m | Added +50.3k |
| IFG Advisory, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 456.3k $16.7m | Added +450.2k |
| Keystone Financial Group 0.95% of their portfolio | 439.6k $16.1m | Added +38.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 429.4k $15.7m | New |
| Hobart Private Capital, LLC 2.67% of their portfolio | 426.5k $15.6m | Added +626 |
| GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 426.0k $15.6m | Reduced -87.6k |
| Cooper Capital Advisors LLC 6.74% of their portfolio | 425.3k $15.5m | Added +5.1k |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 415.9k $15.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 410.3k $15.0m | Added +69.8k |
| World Investment Advisors 0.24% of their portfolio | 409.4k $14.4m | Added +5.7k |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 403.0k $14.7m | Added +10.3k |
| Key Financial Inc 2.41% of their portfolio | 402.5k $14.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.23% of their portfolio | 402.4k $14.7m | Reduced -12.9k |
| PSI Advisors, LLC 3.41% of their portfolio | 402.0k $14.7m | Reduced -79.1k |
| MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP 0.68% of their portfolio | 401.6k $14.7m | Added +35.6k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 398.0k $14.5m | Added +81.5k |
| Capasso Planning Partners LLC 7.03% of their portfolio | 385.7k $14.1m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC 2.81% of their portfolio | 379.2k $13.9m | Added +7.1k |
| Pallas Capital Advisors LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 371.2k $13.6m | Added +514 |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.64% of their portfolio | 367.0k $13.4m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 365.2k $13.3m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Tower Wealth Partners, Inc. 6.41% of their portfolio | 355.7k $13.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 352.5k $12.9m | Added +7.2k |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 348.8k $12.7m | Added +13.2k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 346.1k $12.6m | Added +14.2k |
| Sigma Planning Corp 0.32% of their portfolio | 345.1k $12.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 345.0k $12.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Schulz Wealth, LTD. 6.46% of their portfolio | 342.6k $12.5m | First filing |
| HighPoint Advisor Group LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 340.3k $12.4m | Reduced -3.2k |