Who owns FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF?
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Institutional ownership of BUFQ from SEC Form 13F filings across 185 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 185 institutions disclosed 30.0M shares of FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF worth $1.18B — about 76.7% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is LPL Financial LLC. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
185
13F holders
$1.18B
value, 2026 filers
76.7%
of shares outstanding (30.0M sh)
31
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30 · % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of BUFQ's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LPL Financial LLC | 8.9M | $348.0M | 0.1% | 22.6% | +4.0% |
| 2 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 1.8M | $72.3M | 0.1% | 4.7% | +13.2% |
| 3 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 1.5M | $57.0M | 0.0% | 3.7% | +25.9% |
| 4 | Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 1.4M | $54.2M | 0.5% | 3.5% | +315.3% |
| 5 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 1.1M | $42.8M | 0.1% | 2.8% | +15.6% |
| 6 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 1.0M | $40.5M | 0.0% | 2.6% | +79.6% |
| 7 | NewEdge Advisors, LLC | 884,967 | $34.8M | 0.1% | 2.3% | +15.5% |
| 8 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 761,526 | $29.9M | 0.0% | 1.9% | +17.8% |
| 9 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 718,291 | $28.2M | 0.0% | 1.8% | +12.7% |
| 10 | MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 627,075 | $24.6M | 0.1% | 1.6% | +43.8% |
| 11 | Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC | 584,188 | $22.9M | 5.0% | 1.5% | +13.1% |
| 12 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 538,560 | $21.1M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 13 | Private Advisor Group, LLC | 485,448 | $19.1M | 0.1% | 1.2% | +133.3% |
| 14 | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 417,888 | $16.4M | 0.1% | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 15 | Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC | 405,747 | $15.9M | 4.0% | 1% | +3.9% |
| 16 | HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. | 386,233 | $15.2M | 0.2% | 1% | +2.3% |
| 17 | Sequent Planning LLCNEW | 327,898 | $12.9M | 2.8% | 0.8% | new |
| 18 | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 311,233 | $12.2M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +212.5% |
| 19 | Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 305,295 | $12.0M | 0.1% | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 20 | IMG Wealth Management, Inc. | 297,371 | $11.7M | 6.5% | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 21 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 281,056 | $11.0M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 22 | Seros Financial, LLC | 277,068 | $10.9M | 5.7% | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 23 | FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC | 234,840 | $9.2M | 0.4% | 0.6% | +29.5% |
| 24 | Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 231,736 | $9.1M | 0.2% | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 25 | Macro Advisors, Inc. | 214,906 | $8.4M | 2.7% | 0.5% | +506.3% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.