FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI BUFD
FT VEST LADDERED · ETP · CUSIP 33740U703
215
institutional holders
+24 vs Q1 2026
52.6m
shares reported held*
$1.5bnreported value*
31 new
83 added
72 reduced
9 sold out
net bought ≈ $101.7m (+4.0m 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 ($1.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $29.39.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 85 |
| Q4 2022 | 84 |
| Q1 2023 | 86 |
| Q2 2023 | 88 |
| Q3 2023 | 98 |
| Q4 2023 | 116 |
| Q1 2024 | 125 |
| Q2 2024 | 137 |
| Q3 2024 | 151 |
| Q4 2024 | 166 |
| Q1 2025 | 165 |
| Q2 2025 | 168 |
| Q3 2025 | 171 |
| Q4 2025 | 195 |
| Q1 2026 | 191 |
| Q2 2026 | 215 |
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 | 87 | 52 |
| Q4 2024 | 91 | 56 |
| Q1 2025 | 90 | 66 |
| Q2 2025 | 74 | 72 |
| Q3 2025 | 94 | 61 |
| Q4 2025 | 110 | 54 |
| Q1 2026 | 105 | 79 |
| Q2 2026 | 114 | 81 |
Biggest buyers
| AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +931.8k |
| Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC | New | +586.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +512.3k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | Added | +504.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +361.5k |
| RFG Advisory, LLC | Added | +312.2k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | Added | +177.4k |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | Added | +155.4k |
| Brookstone Capital Management | Added | +121.9k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | Added | +118.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Legacy Financial Group LLC | Reduced | -267.9k |
| Independent Advisor Alliance | Sold out | -265.9k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | Reduced | -140.3k |
| Mariner, LLC | Reduced | -117.2k |
| Triad Wealth Partners, LLC | Reduced | -82.9k |
| Richmond Investment Services, LLC | Reduced | -58.5k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC | Sold out | -54.2k |
| Keystone Wealth Services, LLC | Sold out | -48.5k |
| MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -46.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -38.2k |
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.3m $335.3m | Added +512.3k |
| GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD 5.33% of their portfolio | 4.0m $119.9m | Added +19.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $90.2m | Reduced -10.3k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $68.6m | Added +4.3k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $68.4m | Added +177.4k |
| Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC 11.52% of their portfolio | 1.8m $53.4m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Legacy Financial Group LLC 5.82% of their portfolio | 1.7m $51.7m | Reduced -267.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $41.3m | Added +28.4k |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.3m $37.2m | Added +155.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.1m | Added +361.5k |
| Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $30.0m | Added +108.8k |
| AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 931.8k $27.7m | New |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.36% of their portfolio | 911.4k $27.1m | Added +53.7k |
| Brookstone Capital Management 0.26% of their portfolio | 886.6k $26.3m | Added +121.9k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 878.0k $26.1m | Added +11.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 852.7k $25.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 801.5k $23.8m | Added +106.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 764.5k $22.7m | Added +31.4k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 733.7k $21.8m | Added +504.3k |
| FISCHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, LLC 10.04% of their portfolio | 708.0k $21.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 586.8k $22.1k | New |
| RFG Advisory, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 574.5k $17.1m | Added +312.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 552.4k $16.4m | Reduced -38.2k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 536.1k $15.9m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 499.6k $14.8m | Added +1.4k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 413.0k $12.3m | Added +18.8k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.12% of their portfolio | 403.3k $12.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 402.6k $12.0m | Reduced -6.2k |
| MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 395.6k $11.8m | Reduced -46.9k |
| Santori & Peters, Inc. 3.08% of their portfolio | 367.5k $10.9m | Reduced -947 |
| CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 337.9k $10.0m | Added +34.6k |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 319.5k $9.5m | Added +37 |
| IMG Wealth Management, Inc. 5.16% of their portfolio | 311.5k $9.3m | Added +8.4k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.9k $9.1m | Reduced -117.2k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 299.9k $8.9m | Added +118.7k |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 289.0k $8.6m | Added +11.9k |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC/ID 3.19% of their portfolio | 260.5k $7.7m | Added +5.9k |
| Jacobi Capital Management LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 255.3k $7.6m | Added +28.1k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 222.1k $6.6m | Reduced -13.0k |
| PRECEDENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 198.9k $5.9m | Added +65.2k |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 197.5k $5.9m | Added +10.9k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.2k $5.3m | Reduced -140.3k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 172.5k $5.1m | Added +25.1k |
| Sigma Planning Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 159.3k $4.7m | Added +1.4k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 149.3k $4.4m | Added +38.3k |
| Atria Investments, Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 146.8k $4.4m | Reduced -444 |
| HighPoint Advisor Group LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 144.7k $4.3m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Symphony Financial Services, Inc. 1.83% of their portfolio | 136.8k $4.1m | Added +110.0k |
| Wealth Watch Advisors, INC 1.32% of their portfolio | 136.7k $4.1m | Added +8.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.4k $3.7m | Reduced -2.3k |
| IAMS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 112.7k $3.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.1k $3.3m | Added +75.2k |
| Apollon Financial, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 101.9k $3.0m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 98.5k $2.9m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Compass Financial Services Inc 1.07% of their portfolio | 96.4k $2.9m | Added +12.7k |
| Sun Financial Inc 1.37% of their portfolio | 96.0k $2.9m | Added +2.2k |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 92.3k $2.7m | Reduced -563 |
| Maridea Wealth Management LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 91.3k $2.7m | Added +16.1k |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 91.2k $2.7m | Added +48.7k |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.2k $2.5m | Added +1.2k |
| Benson Wealth Management INC 2.48% of their portfolio | 82.8k $2.5m | Added +65.3k |
| Five Pine Wealth Management 1.37% of their portfolio | 81.5k $2.4m | Added +20.1k |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 80.4k $2.4m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Triad Wealth Partners, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 80.2k $2.4m | Reduced -82.9k |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 78.6k $2.3m | Added +18.1k |
| Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 76.9k $2.3m | Added +758 |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 76.2k $2.3m | Added +1.6k |
| Integrity Financial Corp /WA 1.07% of their portfolio | 75.1k $2.2m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Maia Wealth LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 74.7k $2.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Richmond Investment Services, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 74.0k $2.2m | Reduced -58.5k |
| Atlas Private Wealth Advisors 0.46% of their portfolio | 70.5k $2.1m | Reduced -5.9k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.0k $2.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.0m | Added +1.4k |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 67.3k $2.0m | Reduced -459 |
| Family Capital Management, Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 64.9k $1.9m | Reduced -30.1k |
| C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors 0.08% of their portfolio | 56.7k $1.7m | Added +9.1k |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.9k $1.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Claro Advisors Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 54.3k $1.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.6k $1.6m | Added +40.8k |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.9k $1.5m | Added +6.1k |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 50.8k $1.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 50.7k $1.5m | Added +29.6k |
| Financial Strategies Group, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 49.3k $1.5m | Added +1.9k |
| Echo Wealth Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 47.6k $1.4m | Reduced -17 |
| VIMA LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 43.0k $1.3m | First filing |
| Nicholas Wealth, LLC. 0.69% of their portfolio | 42.4k $1.3m | Added +28.4k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.3k $1.3m | Added +1.6k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.3m | Added +13.6k |
| IFG Advisory, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 42.0k $1.2m | New |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.7k $1.2m | Reduced -253 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.4k $1.2m | Added +37.9k |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.2k $1.2m | Added +24.6k |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 39.0k $1.2m | Added +11.3k |
| Capasso Planning Partners LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 36.7k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| LifeWealth Investments, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| TWIN PEAKS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 35.9k $1.1m | Added +2.4k |
| INTEGRITY ALLIANCE, LLC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.7k $1.0m | Added +1.3k |
| Pallas Capital Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.0k $982.2k | Reduced -198 |
| TOUNJIAN ADVISORY PARTNERS, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 32.9k $977.3k | New |
| Capital Analysts, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.0k $950.0k | Reduced -2.0k |