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Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $118M invested in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $64.8M → $118M (+$52.8M)

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

10.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.12%72.29% (+10%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6671 (+5)

69% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
71
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.58%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
9
Reduced
29
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SS
51
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$229K
MSRI
52
Michael S. Ryan Inc
New York
$213K +$203K +6,332 New
FCFC
53
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$211K -$328K -10,242 -62%
CW
54
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$210K -$105K -3,266 -34%
Cetera Investment Advisers
55
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$208K +$199K +6,210 New
Citadel Advisors
56
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$207K -$235K -7,319 -54%
SOS
57
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$205K +$196K +6,103 New
GS
58
GTS Securities
New York
$201K +$192K +6,000 New
SWM
59
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$153K
LFG
60
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$134K -$26.5K -827 -17%
WP
61
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$127K
WP
62
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$121K
UBS Group
63
UBS Group
Switzerland
$118K +$113K +3,523 New
IA
64
IFP Advisors
Florida
$112K -$169K -5,283 -61%
HI
65
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$103K
Morgan Stanley
66
Morgan Stanley
New York
$58.7K
BFEC
67
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$46K
OLVIG
68
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
$29K +$27.7K +865 New
IF
69
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$23K -$14.9K -466 -40%
AF
70
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$22.2K
JFG
71
JDM Financial Group
Texas
$15.4K -$289 -9 -2%
PCS
72
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
-$8M -253,324 Closed
OMC
73
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$482K -15,267 Closed
NA
74
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
-$340K -10,781 Closed
BA
75
Bellwether Advisors
Nebraska
-$148K -4,694 Closed

BAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

71 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $118M — up 81% from $64.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BAUG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Berkshire Money Management, adding an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Personal CFO Solutions, exiting entirely with an estimated $8M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) as of Q2 2023, up from 66 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $118M of Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q2 2023, up 81% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q2 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q2 2023 was Berkshire Money Management, an estimated $24.7M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q2 2023 was Personal CFO Solutions, an estimated $8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.