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Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.28% → 65.88% (-3.4%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 89 (-9)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127M → $110M (-$16.9M)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

74% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 42

Holders
89
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-9.18%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
42
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$9.92M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$2.72M
3
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$2.62M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.03M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$914K

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$20M
2
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$2.6M
3
SS
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
-$815K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$746K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$568K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DFA
26
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$815K -$39.2K -895 -4%
TF
27
Trek Financial
Arizona
$792K -$294K -6,712 -26%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$770K -$519K -11,859 -40%
MML Investors Services
29
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$730K -$134K -3,055 -15%
LF
30
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$724K -$6.57K -150 -0.9%
BCM
31
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$686K -$20M -458,072 -97%
BWM
32
BCS Wealth Management
Tennessee
$631K -$87.1K -1,989 -12%
SB
33
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$617K -$9.5K -217 -1%
AAP
34
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$604K – – –
SPC
35
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$566K -$36.2K -827 -6%
SPIA
36
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$559K – – –
EWA
37
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$554K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
38
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$552K -$59.8K -1,367 -10%
FIA
39
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$548K +$5.73K +131 +1%
PS
40
Principal Securities
Iowa
$541K – – –
WP
41
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$501K +$158K +3,600 +44%
OWA
42
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$498K -$2.45K -56 -0.5%
VWA
43
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$498K – – –
BMM
44
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$496K – – –
CFS
45
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$494K -$121K -2,765 -19%
RA
46
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$471K -$22.8K -522 -4%
WCG
47
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$470K – – –
CF
48
Crosspoint Financial
California
$368K +$379K +8,660 New
CVA
49
Central Valley Advisors
California
$364K – – –
SAM
50
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
$363K -$70.9K -1,619 -16%
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BAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

89 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $110M — down 13% from $127M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BAUG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, adding an estimated $9.92M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $20M.

  • 89 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) as of Q1 2025, down from 98 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $110M of Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q1 2025, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q1 2025 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q1 2025 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $9.92M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q1 2025 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $20M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.