Who owns FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF?
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Institutional ownership of BUFT from SEC Form 13F filings across 58 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, 58 institutions disclosed 4.8M shares of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF worth $122.7M — about 84.8% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
58
13F holders
$122.7M
value, 2026 filers
84.8%
of shares outstanding (4.8M sh)
11
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 BUFT's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC | 786,105 | $20.3M | 2.6% | 14% | -3.7% |
| 2 | LPL Financial LLC | 717,084 | $18.6M | 0.0% | 12.8% | +27.7% |
| 3 | Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC | 648,162 | $16.8M | 3.6% | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 4 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 342,394 | $8.9M | 0.0% | 6.1% | +6.9% |
| 5 | Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 247,105 | $6.4M | 0.1% | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 6 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 217,213 | $5.6M | 0.0% | 3.9% | +20.2% |
| 7 | Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC/ID | 207,428 | $5.4M | 2.2% | 3.7% | +3.2% |
| 8 | Arkadios Wealth Advisors | 179,043 | $4.6M | 0.1% | 3.2% | +13.0% |
| 9 | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 145,504 | $3.8M | 0.0% | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 10 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 126,773 | $3.3M | 0.0% | 2.3% | +13.2% |
| 11 | ASSETMARK, INC | 125,437 | $3.2M | 0.0% | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 12 | HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. | 122,626 | $3.2M | 0.0% | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 13 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 81,899 | $2.1M | 0.0% | 1.5% | -14.7% |
| 14 | SageGuard Financial Group, LLC | 79,037 | $2.0M | 0.3% | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 15 | Lunt Capital Management, Inc. | 69,599 | $1.8M | 0.7% | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 16 | Marshall Financial Group, LLC | 57,618 | $1.5M | 0.2% | 1% | -1.0% |
| 17 | Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 57,523 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 1% | 0.0% |
| 18 | Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC | 43,765 | $1.1M | 1.1% | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 19 | Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 40,375 | $1.0M | 0.0% | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 20 | Financial Guidance Group, Inc. | 40,375 | $1.0M | 0.4% | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 21 | Summit Financial, LLCNEW | 39,794 | $1.0M | 0.0% | 0.7% | new |
| 22 | GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC. | 37,938 | $982,025 | 0.0% | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 23 | Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC | 36,686 | $949,621 | 0.1% | 0.7% | -47.0% |
| 24 | Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC | 36,365 | $941,308 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 25 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 32,309 | $836,318 | 0.0% | 0.6% | -1.6% |
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.