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Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.7M invested in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 88 (-5)

7.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.58% → 61.3% (-7.3%)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $125M → $85.7M (-$39.4M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

88% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
88
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.38%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
5
Increased
7
Reduced
57
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$691K
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$506K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$467K
4
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
+$319K
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$315K

Top Sellers

1
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$22.8M
2
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$9.27M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.44M
4
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
-$1.33M
5
CA
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
-$644K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BRWA
51
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$411K -$132K -3,385 -25%
SAM
52
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
$388K – – –
Cerity Partners
53
Cerity Partners
New York
$385K – – –
OWA
54
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$351K – – –
PWMG
55
Pinnacle Wealth Management Group
Michigan
$343K -$117K -3,000 -26%
HI
56
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$337K – – –
IWM
57
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$331K +$319K +8,169 New
TC
58
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$329K -$44.9K -1,150 -12%
Wolverine Trading
59
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$327K +$315K +8,056 New
ALS
60
Andrew L. Share
$315K – – –
IA
61
IFP Advisors
Florida
$261K -$35.2K -900 -12%
FCFC
62
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$255K – – –
SWA
63
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$246K – – –
PA
64
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$230K -$62.6K -1,602 -22%
VIM
65
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$222K – – –
VFPW
66
Vantage Financial Partners (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$219K -$288K -7,367 -58%
NFG
67
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$219K -$4.77K -122 -2%
Mercer Global Advisors
68
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$215K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
69
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$207K -$391K -10,013 -66%
SWP
70
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
$201K -$22K -564 -10%
AWM
71
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$201K -$194K -4,953 -50%
Morgan Stanley
72
Morgan Stanley
New York
$200K +$125K +3,191 +182%
SWM
73
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$185K -$39 -1 -0%
FNWA
74
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$119K +$115K +2,936 New
CB
75
Chris Bulman
California
$77.7K +$74.9K +1,916 New
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BAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

88 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $85.7M — down 32% from $125M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of BAUG and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Penserra Capital Management, adding an estimated $691K. The largest seller was Accuvest Global Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.8M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) as of Q2 2024, down from 93 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $85.7M of Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q2 2024, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q2 2024 and 8 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q2 2024 was Penserra Capital Management, an estimated $691K added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q2 2024 was Accuvest Global Advisors, an estimated $22.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.