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FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD)

Highly Crowded

Held by 185 of 5,944 reporting institutions (91th percentile) — extremely crowded.

Data as of Q1 2026

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Institutional Ownership

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of shares outstanding · 185 funds hold it

Ownership Change

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vs last quarter

Crowding

91ᵗʰ pctl

more crowded than 91% of tracked stocks

Institutional Value

$1.3B

total position value across all 13F filers

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Buy / Sell Volume by Quarter

Total shares institutions bought (green) vs sold (red) each quarter across all holders.

Inferred from quarter-over-quarter change in each fund's 13F position (new stakes count as buys, exits as sells). Not tick-level trades.

Conviction-Weighted Ownership

Median weight: 0.22%Avg weight: 2.64%Max: 12.38%High conviction (>1%): 4

GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES

ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT

OSAIC HOLDINGS,

Cetera Investment Advisers

Legacy Financial Group

Centennial Wealth Advisory

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL

Prime Capital Investment Advisors,

Capital Asset Advisory Services

Institutional Trends (8 Quarters)

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Crowding AnalysisHighly Crowded

Holders185of 5,944

Avg: 68

Uncrowded91th percentileCrowded

Institutional Activity

Buy/Sell Ratio1.26x

78th percentile

106 buying84 selling

+21

New

-27

Closed

+45K

Net shares

Ownership Concentration

Top 5: 45.9%Top 10: 60.7%

LPL Financial22.2%

GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES8.3%

ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT6.3%

OSAIC HOLDINGS,4.8%

Cetera Investment Advisers4.4%

Others (180)54.1%

Crowding AnalysisHighly Crowded

Holders185of 5,944

Avg: 68

Uncrowded91th percentileCrowded

Institutional Activity

Buy/Sell Ratio1.26x

78th percentile

106 buying84 selling

+21

New

-27

Closed

+45K

Net shares

Ownership Concentration

Top 5: 45.9%Top 10: 60.7%

LPL Financial22.2%

GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES8.3%

ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT6.3%

OSAIC HOLDINGS,4.8%

Cetera Investment Advisers4.4%

Others (180)54.1%

Performance vs. S&P 500

Total return (dividends reinvested) vs the market, from quarter-end prices.

$10,000 invested 2021-06

$14,316

BUFD · +43%

$18,666

S&P 500 · +87%

−$4,350

behind the index

Total return (5Y)

+43%

S&P 500

+87%

vs. market

-43%

underperformed

Annualized

7.4%

mkt 13.3%

Volatility

7%

annualized

Beta

0.45

vs S&P 500

Growth of $10,000

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BUFDS&P 500

Year by year

Annual return vs the market

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BUFD (solid)S&P 500 (outline)Green = positive year, red = negative. Number = BUFD's return.

Beat the market

1 / 6 yrs

17% win rate

Best year

+15%

2023

Worst year

-8%

2022

Worst drawdown

-10%

recovered in 3 qtrs

Relative strength

Cumulative lead over the S&P 500

Above 0 = ahead of the S&P 500 since the window start; below 0 = behind. Rising means it's pulling ahead.

Downside

Drawdown from peak · max -10%

How far the stock fell below its prior peak. Deeper, longer drawdowns = a rougher ride to the same return.

Quarter-end, dividend-adjusted (total return). Beta & volatility from quarterly returns (annualized). Benchmark is the S&P 500 (SPY total return). Annual returns compound the quarters ending in each calendar year; the first and last years in a window may be partial. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Ownership Map

Top 40 institutional holders — bubble size is position value, color is the move since last quarter. Hover any holder for detail.

Size by

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Ownership Map

Top 40 institutional holders — bubble size is position value, color is the move since last quarter. Hover any holder for detail.

Size by

Drag any bubble to rearrange · size = dollar value of the position