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Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August
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103 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 7

72% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116M → $200M (+$83.5M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 103 (+18)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 26

8.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.93% → 70.23% (+8.3%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
103
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+21.18%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
26
Increased
29
Reduced
26
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
GI
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
+$23M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$15.8M
3
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
+$7.92M
4
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$7.76M
5
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$7.67M

Top Sellers

1
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$7.56M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$3.6M
3
BPA
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
-$816K
4
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
-$759K
5
MAM
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
-$722K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FFA
26
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.28M -$49.7K -1,457 -4%
BWM
27
BCS Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.12M -$77.9K -2,285 -7%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$1.11M +$1.05M +30,755 New
SCA
29
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.08M +$151K +4,424 +17%
BFA
30
Beacon Financial Advisory
Ohio
$1.08M +$39.4K +1,155 +4%
AWM
31
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$1.05M -$18.8K -550 -2%
ATPW
32
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$1.03M +$973K +28,519 New
Mercer Global Advisors
33
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$1.02M +$970K +28,450 New
PF
34
Parker Financial
Washington
$999K +$947K +27,761 New
SS
35
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$938K – – –
FA
36
FSA Advisors
Michigan
$924K +$876K +25,692 New
VBFP
37
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$905K +$25K +732 +3%
TC
38
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$900K +$490K +14,379 +135%
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$894K +$241K +7,057 +40%
DFA
40
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$883K -$34.3K -1,005 -4%
IIA
41
Integral Investment Advisors
California
$876K – – –
LPL Financial
42
LPL Financial
California
$862K +$609K +17,867 +293%
RA
43
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$817K – – –
BMM
44
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$796K -$77.2K -2,263 -9%
CFS
45
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$727K -$20.5K -600 -3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
46
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$722K +$476K +13,951 +228%
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$639K -$11.9K -350 -2%
Rockefeller Capital Management
48
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$584K -$203K -5,963 -27%
LF
49
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$557K – – –
RJA
50
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$528K -$3.6M -105,506 -88%
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BAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

103 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $200M — up 72% from $116M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new BAUG positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gradient Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Accuvest Global Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.56M sold.

  • 103 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) as of Q4 2023, up from 85 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $200M of Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q4 2023, up 72% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q4 2023 and 7 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q4 2023 was Gradient Investments, an estimated $23M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q4 2023 was Accuvest Global Advisors, an estimated $7.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.