We are live on ! Find out more
BSTP icon

Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $45M invested in Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3640 (+4)

9.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.62%81.99% (+9.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.3M → $45M (-$4.33M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
40
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
16
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DBRC
1
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
$7.6M +$981K +29,904 +16%
SS
2
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$7.56M -$1.26M -38,300 -14%
RC
3
Rovin Capital
Arizona
$3.6M -$165K -5,042 -5%
CA
4
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$3.03M -$93.4K -2,847 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.98M +$38.4K +1,170 +1%
NFG
6
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$2.28M +$211K +6,439 +11%
VBFP
7
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$1.74M
CTFG
8
Capstone Triton Financial Group
Oklahoma
$1.5M +$1.43M +43,473 New
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$1.24M -$5.12K -156 -0.4%
CIAS
10
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.22M -$255K -7,779 -18%
VCWM
11
Vista Cima Wealth Management
Arizona
$1.19M +$50.1K +1,529 +5%
OFP
12
OFC Financial Planning
New Jersey
$1.05M +$6.3K +192 +0.6%
BCM
13
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$973K -$7.32M -223,158 -89%
FIM
14
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$936K -$54.8K -1,672 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$920K +$52.9K +1,612 +6%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$885K +$14.7K +448 +2%
OMC
17
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$873K +$78.5K +2,395 +10%
KF
18
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$757K
PS
19
Principal Securities
Iowa
$619K -$87.2K -2,660 -13%
SEIA
20
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$596K -$16.5K -503 -3%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$551K +$152K +4,637 +41%
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$532K -$18.7K -570 -4%
BFC
23
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$357K -$64.6K -1,971 -16%
MFG
24
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$356K -$134K -4,083 -28%
DWM
25
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$303K -$20.4K -623 -7%

BSTP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

40 of the 7,599 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $45M — down 8.8% from $49.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BSTP positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was D.B. Root & Company, adding an estimated $981K. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.32M.

  • 40 institutional investors held Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) as of Q2 2025, up from 36 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $45M of Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was D.B. Root & Company, an estimated $981K added.
  • The largest Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $7.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.