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Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.9M invested in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 6

188% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 8

155% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7M → $98.9M (+$60.1M)

49% more funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 64 (+21)

10.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.28% → 54.26% (+11%)

Holders
64
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+48.84%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
27
Increased
23
Reduced
8
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$25.6M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$6.83M
3
SMG
Smart Money Group
Texas
+$3.48M
4
CA
Corrado Advisors
New Jersey
+$2.54M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$2.5M

Top Sellers

1
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$1.13M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$983K
3
TWM
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
-$774K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$647K
5
CWG
Cornerstone Wealth Group
North Carolina
-$642K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FFN
26
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$915K +$253K +8,573 +38%
Cetera Investment Advisers
27
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$824K +$222K +7,538 +37%
WWM
28
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$823K +$831K +28,175 New
BWM
29
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$819K +$502K +17,029 +166%
DFA
30
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$612K +$167K +5,655 +37%
OIA
31
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$509K +$514K +17,412 New
AAP
32
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$442K +$418K +14,184 +1,511%
5L
33
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$441K +$445K +15,079 New
ST
34
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$428K +$125K +4,248 +41%
CAN
35
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$384K -$39.2K -1,328 -9%
TF
36
Trek Financial
Arizona
$366K – – –
FCFC
37
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$346K +$350K +11,857 New
VBFG
38
Vishria Bird Financial Group
Tennessee
$343K +$346K +11,723 New
AIC
39
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$336K +$339K +11,500 New
CPIG
40
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$330K +$324K +10,978 New
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$316K +$319K +10,815 New
WIA
42
World Investment Advisors
California
$301K +$13.1K +444 +4%
TFS
43
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$295K +$298K +10,100 New
PFGIA
44
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$291K +$93.4K +3,168 +47%
AAS
45
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$271K +$272K +9,238 New
MWM
46
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
$254K – – –
CG
47
Caprock Group
Idaho
$251K +$253K +8,589 New
Koshinski Asset Management
48
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$207K +$209K +7,091 New
SPC
49
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$201K +$203K +6,880 New
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$149K – – –
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PAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

64 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $98.9M — up 155% from $38.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new PAUG positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.6M. The largest seller was Wolverine Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.13M sold.

  • 64 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) as of Q3 2021, up from 43 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $98.9M of Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2021, up 155% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2021 and 6 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2021 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $25.6M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2021 was Wolverine Trading, an estimated $1.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.