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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
JP Morgan Chase
51
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$363K +$317K +7,237 +555%
PWMG
52
Pinnacle Wealth Management Group
Michigan
$359K – – –
VBFP
53
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$349K -$260K -5,933 -42%
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$347K +$357K +8,167 New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
55
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$341K +$21.9K +500 +7%
ALS
56
Andrew L. Share
$330K – – –
CPIG
57
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$328K -$107K -2,447 -24%
UBS Group
58
UBS Group
Switzerland
$319K +$327K +7,460 +13,321%
HI
59
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$297K -$35.1K -801 -10%
IWM
60
IMG Wealth Management
Florida
$284K – – –
GS
61
GWN Securities
Florida
$279K -$350 -8 -0.1%
IA
62
IFP Advisors
Florida
$278K -$15.7K -358 -5%
BCI
63
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$276K – – –
OPS
64
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$276K – – –
FCFC
65
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$267K – – –
PA
66
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$253K -$77.6K -1,774 -23%
RAS
67
RPS Advisory Solutions
Kentucky
$235K -$6.57K -150 -3%
VIM
68
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$233K – – –
SWM
69
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$229K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
70
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$204K – – –
AWM
71
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$192K -$5.56K -127 -3%
Barclays
72
Barclays
United Kingdom
$159K +$17.3K +396 +12%
SS
73
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$145K -$815K -18,610 -85%
BA
74
Bellwether Advisors
Nebraska
$121K – – –
Morgan Stanley
75
Morgan Stanley
New York
$74.3K -$140K -3,191 -65%
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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.