First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income

FTQI • NASDAQ

First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income is an exchange-traded fund on NASDAQ. As of Q3 2025, 87 institutional investors hold shares in this ETF, with total holdings valued at $217.2M. LPL Financial LLC is the largest holder with a position valued at $59.3M.

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FTQI as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions: 87
Value Held: $217.2M
Shares Held: 10.6M
Avg Position: $2.5M
Median Position: $524.5K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 2
Value Held: $1.2M
Shares Held: 56.1K
Avg Position: $578.0K
Median Position: $578.0K

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FTQI as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	-	$59.3M 0.02% of portfolio	2.9M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$340.07B
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	Charles W. Scharf CEO	$32.8M 0.01% of portfolio	1.6M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$488.50B
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC. RIA/Wealth	Wayne Michael Bloom CEO	$22.7M 0.03% of portfolio	1.1M shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$71.1B
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC RIA/Wealth	Paul Anton Saganey Founder	$14.0M 0.13% of portfolio	679.9K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$11.1B
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth	Timothy Lyons Managing Partner	$12.3M 0.84% of portfolio	595.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$1.5B
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	Robert James Mooney CEO	$6.7M 0.18% of portfolio	323.9K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$3.6B
Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth	Joseph Daniel Neary CEO	$6.0M 0.01% of portfolio	290.5K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$85.4B
A Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. Institution	-	$4.1M 0.01% of portfolio	203.4K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$71.0B
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	Richard Aaron Berthold President	$3.7M 0.24% of portfolio	178.8K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$1.5B
Sowell Financial Services LLC RIA/Wealth	William Chesley Sowell CEO	$3.0M 0.11% of portfolio	143.4K shares	Q1 2022 Held for 3y 8m	$2.6B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FTQI in Q3 2025

Traded: +$27.7M
Buyers: 54
Sellers: 30
Total Bought: +$44.7M
Total Sold: −$17.0M
Avg Position: $2.3M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	+$24.3M +1.2M shares	$32.8M 1.6M shares
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	+$4.2M +202.3K shares	$59.3M 2.9M shares
Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth	+$2.9M +138.5K shares	$6.0M 290.5K shares
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC RIA/Wealth	+$1.5M +72.9K shares	$1.5M 72.9K shares
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	+$1.2M +58.4K shares	$6.7M 323.9K shares
RFG Advisory Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$1.2M +57.1K shares	$1.2M 57.1K shares
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC RIA/Wealth	+$839.3K +40.7K shares	$14.0M 679.9K shares
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth	+$761.8K +37.0K shares	$12.3M 595.4K shares
Summit Financial, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$566.7K +27.5K shares	$566.7K 27.5K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	+$565.8K +27.5K shares	$896.2K 43.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$7.9M −402.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.9M −94.0K shares	$3.7M 178.8K shares
O OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC Institution	−$1.6M −83.7K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	−$1.4M −73.4K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	−$886.9K −45.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
P PFG Investments, LLC Institution	−$358.6K −18.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$315.2K −15.3K shares	$558.5K 27.1K shares
S STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP Long Only Manager	−$305.9K −14.8K shares	$2.2M 105.6K shares
D Dunhill Financial, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$290.6K −14.1K shares	$126.1K 6.1K shares
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc. RIA/Wealth	−$289.9K −14.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited FTQI in Q3 2025

New Positions: 9
New Value: $4.5M
Exited Positions: 9
Exited Value: $12.8M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.5M 72.9K shares
RFG Advisory Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.2M 57.1K shares
Summit Financial, LLC RIA/Wealth	$566.7K 27.5K shares
Trueblood Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$298.6K 14.5K shares
E ELEQUIN CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$292.4K 14.2K shares
W WESBANCO BANK INC Institution	$283.8K 13.8K shares
INTL FCSTONE INC. Institution	$280.2K 13.6K shares
A Advisory Services Network, LLC RIA/Wealth	$143.4K 7.0K shares
HIGHLINE WEALTH PARTNERS LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.1K 150.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$7.9M 402.8K shares
O OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC Institution	$1.6M 83.7K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.4M 73.4K shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$886.9K 45.3K shares
P PFG Investments, LLC Institution	$358.6K 18.3K shares
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$289.9K 14.8K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$178.3K 9.1K shares
R Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. Institution	$48.9K 2.5K shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	$36.7K 1.9K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in FTQI as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with FTQI as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
R RiverTree Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Theodore Spencer Rich President	1.77% $2.7M	133.3K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$154.7M
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth	Timothy Lyons Managing Partner	0.84% $12.3M	595.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$1.5B
Anchor Capital Management Group Inc Long Only Manager	Garrett Thomas Waters CEO	0.80% $1.5M	74.0K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$189.7M
Core Wealth Partners LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Adam Senator Wiatrak Managing Partner	0.40% $863.6K	41.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$217.4M
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	Richard Aaron Berthold President	0.24% $3.7M	178.8K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$1.5B
E Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Sean Patrick Lee Managing Partner	0.22% $879.6K	42.7K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$398.5M
MARSHALL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC RIA/Wealth	Kristin Lynn Schoenfelder President	0.20% $380.0K	18.4K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$188.9M
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	Robert James Mooney CEO	0.18% $6.7M	323.9K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$3.6B
Balboa Wealth Partners RIA/Wealth	Jeffrey Alan Gilbert President	0.17% $991.5K	48.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$573.5M
Triumph Capital Management RIA/Wealth	Derek Nathan Eichenwald President	0.16% $660.7K	32.1K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$400.6M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FTQI

Core Wealth Partners LLC

Hedge Fund • Long/Short

Portfolio ManagerAdam Senator Wiatrak

Portfolio Value: $217.4M
Positions: 177
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income

Market Value: $863.6K
Shares Held: 41.9K
Portfolio Weight: 0.40%
Owned Since: 2025-Q1

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 Apple AAPL	Consumer Electronics Technology	$16.5M	7.57%
2 Rockwell Automation ROK	Industrial - Machinery Industrials	$14.6M	6.70%
3 Microsoft MSFT	Software - Infrastructure Technology	$8.0M	3.70%