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Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF
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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.2M invested in Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 41 (+2)

4.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.06% → 89.33% (+4.3%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.8M → $49.2M (+$1.37M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
41
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
0.5%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
11
Reduced
17
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$4M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$2.36M
3
CTFG
Capstone Triton Financial Group
Oklahoma
+$1.7M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$633K
5
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$554K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SS
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
-$1.6M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$740K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$623K
4
FA
FSA Advisors
Michigan
-$401K
5
DBRC
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
-$390K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$275K +$283K +7,636 New
BFC
27
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$265K -$40.7K -1,098 -13%
FA
28
FSA Advisors
Michigan
$218K -$401K -10,809 -64%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
29
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$214K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$213K +$201K +5,431 +899%
KAS
31
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$210K +$44.4K +1,198 +26%
KWM
32
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
$202K -$2K -54 -1%
ACA
33
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$147K – – –
AF
34
Allworth Financial
California
$30.6K -$44.6K -1,204 -59%
SPIA
35
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$15.8K – – –
AssetMark Inc
36
AssetMark Inc
California
$10.1K +$10.4K +280 New
BBPWM
37
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.62K – – –
AWM
38
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.33K – – –
DFA
39
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$361 – – –
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$360 -$29.5K -797 -99%
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$216 – – –
LC
42
Luminist Capital
Michigan
– -$13.1K -354 Closed
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$2.97K -80 Closed
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BSTP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

41 of the 8,128 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $49.2M — up 2.9% from $47.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BSTP positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Osaic Holdings, adding an estimated $4M. The largest seller was Sunbelt Securities, cutting an estimated $1.6M.

  • 41 institutional investors held Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) as of Q1 2026, up from 39 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $49.2M of Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Osaic Holdings, an estimated $4M added.
  • The largest Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Sunbelt Securities, an estimated $1.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.