Who owns FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF?
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Institutional ownership of BUFS from SEC Form 13F filings across 47 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, 47 institutions disclosed 5.2M shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF worth $129.5M — about 76.9% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
47
13F holders
$129.5M
value, 2026 filers
76.9%
of shares outstanding (5.2M sh)
3
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 BUFS's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 888,795 | $22.3M | 0.0% | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 2 | NewEdge Advisors, LLC | 824,063 | $20.7M | 0.1% | 12.2% | +12.2% |
| 3 | Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC | 466,197 | $11.7M | 2.5% | 6.9% | +14.2% |
| 4 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 408,429 | $10.2M | 0.0% | 6% | +44.4% |
| 5 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 389,359 | $9.8M | 0.0% | 5.8% | +18.5% |
| 6 | MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 340,159 | $8.5M | 0.0% | 5% | +405.3% |
| 7 | Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 335,044 | $8.4M | 0.2% | 5% | +0.4% |
| 8 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 298,922 | $7.5M | 0.0% | 4.4% | +70.6% |
| 9 | Advisory Services Network, LLC | 160,889 | $4.0M | 0.0% | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 10 | WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 76,876 | $1.9M | 0.0% | 1.1% | +240.5% |
| 11 | Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 76,469 | $1.9M | 0.0% | 1.1% | +30.5% |
| 12 | AssuredPartners Investment Advisors, LLC | 73,676 | $1.8M | 0.2% | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 13 | Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 68,321 | $1.7M | 0.0% | 1% | +1.9% |
| 14 | INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | 62,455 | $1.6M | 0.0% | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 15 | WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC. | 57,634 | $1.4M | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 16 | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 56,972 | $1.4M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +93.6% |
| 17 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 43,366 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 0.6% | +8.5% |
| 18 | Keystone Wealth Services, LLC | 42,142 | $1.1M | 0.2% | 0.6% | +170.3% |
| 19 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 35,406 | $888,337 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +67.6% |
| 20 | Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 33,931 | $850,311 | 0.0% | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 21 | Capital Analysts, LLC | 32,244 | $809 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 22 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 29,330 | $735,890 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +27.9% |
| 23 | IFP Advisors, Inc | 28,404 | $712,656 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +145.6% |
| 24 | Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 27,478 | $689,423 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 25 | Claro Advisors Inc. | 27,345 | $686,078 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +26.5% |
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.