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Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $68.3M invested in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,050% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 2

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 11

50% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 63 (+21)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.7M → $68.3M (+$618K)

5.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.67% → 57.81% (-5.9%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
22
Reduced
11
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
+$13.3M
2
PCS
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
+$7.89M
3
BMM
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
+$4.31M
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$3.9M
5
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

1
MAC
Mason & Associates (California)
California
-$31.8M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$2.86M
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$1.05M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$941K
5
BPA
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
-$721K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VWA
26
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$580K +$391K +12,765 +165%
SPIA
27
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$566K +$614K +20,038 New
FCFC
28
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$550K +$23.4K +765 +4%
KAS
29
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$534K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$503K -$541K -17,672 -50%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$459K +$118K +3,841 +26%
CA
32
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$434K +$470K +15,339 New
BPA
33
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$432K -$721K -23,551 -61%
SPC
34
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$406K +$440K +14,352 New
AAP
35
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$404K +$6.06K +198 +1%
OWA
36
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$400K +$143K +4,666 +49%
KF
37
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$384K +$416K +13,580 New
TFS
38
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$363K -$188K -6,150 -32%
Wells Fargo
39
Wells Fargo
California
$326K +$353K +11,542 New
WCG
40
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$313K -$34.2K -1,116 -9%
CPIG
41
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$310K +$320K +10,465 New
Wolverine Trading
42
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$309K -$1.05M -34,151 -76%
CAN
43
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$303K +$111K +3,619 +51%
LF
44
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$271K +$64.9K +2,119 +28%
CW
45
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$270K -$53.6K -1,750 -16%
SS
46
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$270K +$292K +9,546 New
Truist Financial
47
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$245K +$246K +8,048 New
PWMG
48
Pinnacle Wealth Management Group
Michigan
$239K +$259K +8,450 New
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$229K +$248K +8,100 New
KCM
50
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$226K – – –
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BAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

63 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $68.3M — up 0.91% from $67.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new BAUG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karp Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.3M. The largest seller was Mason & Associates (California), exiting entirely with an estimated $31.8M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) as of Q3 2022, up from 42 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $68.3M of Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2022, up 0.91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2022 was Karp Capital Management, an estimated $13.3M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2022 was Mason & Associates (California), an estimated $31.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.