Who owns FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF?
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Institutional ownership of BUFR from SEC Form 13F filings across 539 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, 539 institutions disclosed 223.1M shares of FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF worth $8.13B — about 82.6% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is LPL Financial LLC. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
539
13F holders
$8.13B
value, 2026 filers
82.6%
of shares outstanding (223.1M sh)
80
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 BUFR's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LPL Financial LLC | 47.5M | $1.73B | 0.4% | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 14.1M | $513.9M | 0.5% | 5.2% | +4.5% |
| 3 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 9.5M | $348.8M | 0.1% | 3.5% | +7.4% |
| 4 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 9.5M | $346.2M | 0.4% | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 5 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 8.2M | $298.8M | 0.4% | 3% | +6.0% |
| 6 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 7.7M | $281.4M | 0.1% | 2.9% | +26.8% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY | 7.3M | $266.1M | 0.0% | 2.7% | +32.7% |
| 8 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 5.1M | $185.4M | 0.0% | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| 9 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 3.9M | $142.3M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +29.3% |
| 10 | MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 3.8M | $137.6M | 0.3% | 1.4% | +25.5% |
| 11 | WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 3.4M | $124.2M | 0.2% | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 12 | Private Advisor Group, LLC | 3.3M | $122.2M | 0.6% | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 13 | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 3.0M | $109.3M | 0.1% | 1.1% | +38.6% |
| 14 | NewEdge Advisors, LLC | 3.0M | $109.0M | 0.3% | 1.1% | +14.3% |
| 15 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 2.7M | $99.6M | 0.3% | 1% | +8.8% |
| 16 | HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. | 2.7M | $98.1M | 1.3% | 1% | +2.7% |
| 17 | Howard Capital Management, LLC | 2.5M | $93.0M | 1.1% | 0.9% | +8.7% |
| 18 | Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 2.1M | $76.7M | 2.4% | 0.8% | +33.9% |
| 19 | KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC | 1.9M | $67.8M | 0.7% | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 20 | Macro Advisors, Inc. | 1.8M | $64.7M | 20.6% | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| 21 | NorthRock Partners, LLC | 1.7M | $61.6M | 0.9% | 0.6% | +18.0% |
| 22 | Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 1.6M | $59.4M | 0.4% | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 23 | GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC / NC | 1.5M | $54.2M | 3.0% | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 24 | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 1.4M | $52.2M | 0.1% | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 25 | IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 1.4M | $51.6M | 1.1% | 0.5% | -15.3% |
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.