Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August
BAUG
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $158M invested in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 106 (+7)
2.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.61% → 72.17% (+2.6%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $153M → $158M (+$4.66M)
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 42
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LFG
101
Larson Financial Group
St Louis,
Missouri
| $7.66K | – | – | – |
|
|
CAL
102
Capital Analysts LLC
Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania
| $7K | -$7.16K | -145 | -52% |
|
|
GWM
103
Gilpin Wealth Management
Denver,
Colorado
| $5K | +$4.94K | +100 | New |
|
104
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $4.75K | -$494 | -10 | -10% |
|
|
KFAS
105
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Manhattan,
Kansas
| $3.1K | +$3.06K | +62 | New |
|
|
MI
106
Motiv8 Investments
Port St. Lucie,
Florida
| $84 | +$82.6K | +1,672 | New |
|
107
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$812K | -16,565 | Closed |
|
|
BFWM
108
Bright Futures Wealth Management
Webster, Ny 14580,
New York
| – | -$616K | -12,573 | Closed |
|
|
SCA
109
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
Palos Verdes Estates,
California
| – | -$526K | -10,730 | Closed |
|
110
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$67K | -1,367 | Closed |
|
|
JFG
111
JDM Financial Group
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$22.3K | -456 | Closed |
|
|
CW
112
Curio Wealth
Annapolis,
Maryland
| – | -$14.5K | -296 | Closed |
|
|
FFA
113
Farther Finance Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3.43K | -70 | Closed |
|
BAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
106 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $158M — up 3% from $153M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BAUG positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.91M.
- 106 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August (BAUG) as of Q4 2025, up from 99 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $158M of Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August stock for Q4 2025, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August positions in Q4 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August buyer in Q4 2025 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $1.69M added.
- The largest Innovator US Equity Buffer ETF August seller in Q4 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $1.91M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.