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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
AG
76
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$55.9K +$57.7K +1,318 New
FNWA
77
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$49.6K – – –
CFS
78
Compass Financial Services
Iowa
$43.9K +$45.3K +1,034 New
CIAS
79
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$34K – – –
CFD
80
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$25.5K – – –
JFG
81
JDM Financial Group
Texas
$19.4K – – –
CAL
82
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
LFG
83
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$17.1K – – –
IF
84
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$15.8K – – –
AF
85
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$15.4K – – –
AssetMark Inc
86
AssetMark Inc
California
$12.7K – – –
FFA
87
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$6.79K +$7K +160 New
WTFG
88
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$3.35K – – –
AF
89
Allworth Financial
California
$2.63K – – –
Goldman Sachs
90
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$746K -17,121 Closed
SNWA
91
Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$560K -12,850 Closed
PIAS
92
PCA Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
– -$411K -9,437 Closed
IWM
93
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$390K -8,959 Closed
CB
94
Chris Bulman
California
– -$359K -8,228 Closed
Wolverine Trading
95
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$333K -7,612 Closed
TWM
96
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
– -$284K -6,506 Closed
SWP
97
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
– -$216K -4,965 Closed
TC
98
TownSquare Capital
Utah
– -$207K -4,742 Closed
Jane Street
99
Jane Street
New York
– -$202K -4,628 Closed
Wells Fargo
100
Wells Fargo
California
– -$74.1K -1,700 Closed
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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.