FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI BUFQ
FT VEST LADDERED · ETP · CUSIP 33740U752
85
institutional holders
+14 vs Q4 2023
14.7m
shares reported held*
$417.4mreported value*
25 new
45 added
12 reduced
11 sold out
net bought ≈ $86.9m (+3.1m 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $28.33.
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 8 |
| Q4 2022 | 10 |
| Q1 2023 | 14 |
| Q2 2023 | 27 |
| Q3 2023 | 42 |
| Q4 2023 | 71 |
| Q1 2024 | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| Q1 2023 | 11 | 4 |
| Q2 2023 | 22 | 4 |
| Q3 2023 | 34 | 9 |
| Q4 2023 | 60 | 7 |
| Q1 2024 | 70 | 23 |
Biggest buyers
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| FISCHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, LLC | New | +520.2k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | Added | +228.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +206.6k |
| Concorde Asset Management, LLC | New | +177.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +151.4k |
| Pitti Group Wealth Management, LLC | New | +135.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | Added | +109.7k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Added | +98.6k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | Added | +91.7k |
Biggest sellers
| AE Wealth Management LLC | Sold out | -959.8k |
| CreativeOne Wealth, LLC | Reduced | -173.1k |
| PCG Wealth Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -141.8k |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -117.9k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | Sold out | -31.3k |
| Kraft, Davis & Associates, LLC | Sold out | -27.2k |
| RiverTree Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -27.0k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | Reduced | -24.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -23.6k |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC | Sold out | -22.7k |
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.8m $137.2m | Added +1.7m |
| Good Life Advisors, LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 772.2k $21.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 655.9k $18.6m | Added +109.7k |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC 6.26% of their portfolio | 645.3k $18.3m | Reduced -117.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 556.4k $15.8m | Added +206.6k |
| FISCHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, LLC 12.89% of their portfolio | 520.2k $14.7m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.7k $13.9m | Added +98.6k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.03% of their portfolio | 468.6k $13.3m | Added +228.7k |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 420.2k $11.9m | Reduced -8.3k |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 392.3k $11.1m | Added +7.1k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 367.3k $10.4m | Added +84.9k |
| RiverTree Advisors, LLC 5.64% of their portfolio | 296.5k $8.4m | Reduced -27.0k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.13% of their portfolio | 286.3k $8.1m | Added +16.3k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.23% of their portfolio | 271.1k $7.7m | Reduced -24.0k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 231.2k $6.5m | Added +19.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.2k $6.5m | Added +151.4k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 216.6k $6.1m | Added +50.2k |
| Concorde Asset Management, LLC 3.45% of their portfolio | 177.9k $5.0m | New |
| Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 175.2k $5.0m | Added +60.6k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.0k $5.0m | Added +88.9k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 159.9k $4.5m | Added +27.4k |
| FOCUS Wealth Advisors, LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 159.6k $4.5m | Added +29.0k |
| Mach-1 Financial Group, LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 151.4k $4.3m | Added +11.3k |
| WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC. 0.82% of their portfolio | 140.2k $4.0m | Added +13.4k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 138.8k $3.9m | Added +91.7k |
| Pitti Group Wealth Management, LLC 4.31% of their portfolio | 135.8k $3.9m | New |
| Capital CS Group, LLC 3.57% of their portfolio | 125.8k $3.6m | Added +42.4k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.7k $3.1m | Added +27.6k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.5k $2.7m | Added +85.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.1k $2.1m | New |
| TWIN PEAKS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 69.3k $2.0m | Added +16.8k |
| Intrua Financial, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 68.6k $1.9m | New |
| Midwest Financial Group LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 59.5k $1.7m | New |
| Sigma Planning Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 57.9k $1.6m | Added +33.5k |
| VitalStone Financial, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 57.6k $1.6m | Added +16.5k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.5k $1.6m | Added +9.2k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.9k $1.5m | Added +26.9k |
| FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 46.5k $1.3m | Added +14.0k |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.8k $1.3m | Added +330 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $1.2m | Added +27.6k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.2k $940.3k | New |
| CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.8k $844.0k | Reduced -173.1k |
| Financial Guidance Group, Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 29.0k $821.9k | Added +1.7k |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.06% of their portfolio | 28.0k $793.3k | Reduced -1.0k |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 27.1k $767.8k | Added +14.1k |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.3k $745.3k | Added +1.2k |
| Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 26.1k $740.3k | New |
| Ergawealth Advisors, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 25.2k $713.2k | New |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.1k $711.6k | Added +7.7k |
| First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.2k $687.0k | Reduced -9.0k |
| IFG Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.2k $629.0k | Added +12.9k |
| Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 21.3k $603.1k | Reduced -3.6k |
| AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.8k $588.9k | Added +815 |
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $578.8k | Added +8.8k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.4k $577.0k | Added +11.8k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.4k $577.0k | Added +11.8k |
| FLAGSTAR SECURITIES, INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 20.3k $576.0k | Added +4.4k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.3k $510.0k | Added +788 |
| Ignite Planners, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 19.5k $553.2k | Unchanged |
| GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.9k $535.9k | Reduced -9.1k |
| Summit Wealth Partners, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 18.5k $523.2k | New |
| Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 17.8k $504.5k | Added +6.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $503.7k | New |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.7k $502.0k | New |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.2k $459.1k | New |
| Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.4k $407.0k | Added +7.8k |
| Tyler-Stone Wealth Management 0.17% of their portfolio | 13.4k $380.2k | New |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.6k $329.0k | New |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.6k $328.2k | Added +3.1k |
| KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.1k $315.4k | New |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.5k $270.4k | New |
| Private Portfolio Partners LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.1k $256.8k | Reduced -158 |
| IAMS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 8.1k $226.2k | New |
| Worth Asset Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 8.1k $228.5k | Reduced -5.5k |
| Goldstone Financial Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.8k $220.6k | New |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9k $166.6k | New |
| Retirement Group, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.5k $157.2k | New |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9k $109.2k | Added +202 |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5k $99.0k | New |
| Capital Analysts, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $43.0k | Unchanged |
| ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3k $36.8k | New |
| PRIVATE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $35.2k | Added +993 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 925 $26.2k | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 812 $23.0k | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 540 $15.3k | New |