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Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 26

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 86 (+2)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $153M (+$1.21M)

5.98% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.35% → 62.37% (-6%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
1.06%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
31
Reduced
26
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.21M
2
EMAM
Encompass More Asset Management
California
+$1.62M
3
CAP
Columbia Advisory Partners
Washington
+$1.52M
4
CWMK
Caliber Wealth Management (Kansas)
Kansas
+$1.35M
5
PS
Principal Securities
Iowa
+$1.3M

Top Sellers

1
SF
Seros Financial
Arizona
-$6.31M
2
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$1.19M
3
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$711K
4
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
-$650K
5
NRI
NFP Retirement Inc
California
-$640K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TWM
76
TopTier Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$43.1K +$44.1K +1,201 New
BWM
77
Benson Wealth Management
Tennessee
$42.4K +$43.3K +1,181 New
CFD
78
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$35.9K – – –
FNWA
79
Financial Network Wealth Advisors
Utah
$14.5K – – –
AWM
80
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$11.9K +$110 +3 +0.9%
HBW
81
Hazlett, Burt & Watson
West Virginia
$8K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
82
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.85K – – –
IA
83
IFP Advisors
Florida
$4.67K – – –
Morgan Stanley
84
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.98K – – –
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.23K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
86
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$846 +$880 +24 New
KAS
87
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
– -$1.19M -32,602 Closed
AWM
88
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
– -$650K -17,742 Closed
OMC
89
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$472K -12,892 Closed
FIA
90
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
– -$209K -5,709 Closed
BPW
91
BLVD Private Wealth
Kentucky
– -$204K -5,559 Closed
AF
92
Allworth Financial
California
– -$14.7K -400 Closed
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BUFB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

86 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF (BUFB) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $153M — up 0.8% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BUFB positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.21M. The largest seller was Seros Financial, cutting an estimated $6.31M.

  • 86 institutional investors held Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF (BUFB) as of Q1 2026, up from 84 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $153M of Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 0.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.21M added.
  • The largest Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Seros Financial, an estimated $6.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.