Who owns FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - August?
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Institutional ownership of GAUG from SEC Form 13F filings across 101 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, 101 institutions disclosed 4.2M shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - August worth $172.0M — about 59.6% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is Arax Advisory Partners. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
101
13F holders
$172.0M
value, 2026 filers
59.6%
of shares outstanding (4.2M sh)
10
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 GAUG's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arax Advisory Partners | 1.5M | $63.2M | 0.4% | 21.9% | +93.3% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 279,530 | $11.6M | 0.0% | 4% | -3.2% |
| 3 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 253,335 | $10.5M | 0.0% | 3.6% | -12.6% |
| 4 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 181,305 | $7.5M | 0.0% | 2.6% | -23.2% |
| 5 | MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 149,372 | $6.2M | 1.0% | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 6 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 119,908 | $5.0M | 0.0% | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 7 | Americana Partners, LLC | 93,760 | $3.9M | 0.1% | 1.3% | -40.5% |
| 8 | Schulz Wealth, LTD.NEW | 76,101 | $3.2M | 1.6% | 1.1% | new |
| 9 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 75,168 | $3.1M | 0.0% | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 10 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 67,608 | $2.8M | 0.0% | 1% | +109.3% |
| 11 | CITY HOLDING CO | 55,600 | $2.3M | 0.3% | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 12 | LPL Financial LLC | 54,972 | $2.3M | 0.0% | 0.8% | -51.0% |
| 13 | Sage Capital Advisors,llc | 54,533 | $2.3M | 0.5% | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 14 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 51,556 | $2.1M | 0.0% | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 15 | Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC | 48,766 | $2.0M | 0.7% | 0.7% | -9.8% |
| 16 | INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | 47,072 | $1.9M | 0.0% | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 17 | FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLCNEW | 44,760 | $1.9M | 0.1% | 0.6% | new |
| 18 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 44,435 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 19 | Brookstone Capital Management | 43,958 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 20 | Chris Bulman Inc | 43,286 | $1.8M | 0.7% | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 21 | Horizon Investments, LLC | 42,313 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 0.6% | -47.0% |
| 22 | WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC | 38,015 | $1.6M | 0.1% | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 23 | C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors | 35,170 | $1.5M | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 24 | OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLCNEW | 30,932 | $1.3M | 0.0% | 0.4% | new |
| 25 | MAI Capital Management | 29,110 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -63.4% |
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.