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Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.61% → 62.51% (+2.9%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 76 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $111M (+$3.59M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 28

Holders
76
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.33%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
16
Reduced
28
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$8.26M
2
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$1.33M
3
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
+$857K
4
BPA
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
+$771K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$665K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SMG
Smart Money Group
Texas
-$2.7M
2
AA
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
-$2.06M
3
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$1.82M
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$1.11M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$498K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWM
26
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$790K – – –
AWM
27
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$784K -$258K -8,665 -25%
MFG
28
MTM Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$701K +$692K +23,211 New
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$674K +$665K +22,298 New
5L
30
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$632K +$49.9K +1,673 +9%
DFA
31
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$627K -$1.79K -60 -0.3%
IA
32
IFP Advisors
Florida
$619K -$1.11M -37,354 -60%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$599K +$344K +11,528 +139%
Truist Financial
34
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$587K +$245K +8,220 +73%
OMC
35
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$535K -$311K -10,422 -37%
OIA
36
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$526K – – –
AAP
37
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$451K -$5.49K -184 -1%
WP
38
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$432K -$1.82M -60,892 -80%
WIM
39
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
$432K +$444K +14,910 New
ST
40
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$431K – – –
SCA
41
Southern Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$404K -$13.4K -449 -3%
CAN
42
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$358K -$27.2K -911 -7%
FCFC
43
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$358K – – –
AIC
44
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$343K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$330K +$224K +7,509 +220%
VBFG
46
Vishria Bird Financial Group
Tennessee
$320K – – –
AAS
47
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$310K +$24.4K +818 +9%
AWM
48
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$305K -$106K -3,551 -26%
TFS
49
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$305K +$104K +3,500 +53%
WIA
50
World Investment Advisors
California
$285K +$25.7K +861 +10%
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PAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

76 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $111M — up 3.3% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new PAUG positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, adding an estimated $8.26M. The largest seller was Smart Money Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.7M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) as of Q1 2022, up from 75 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $111M of Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August stock for Q1 2022, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August positions in Q1 2022 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August buyer in Q1 2022 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $8.26M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August seller in Q1 2022 was Smart Money Group, an estimated $2.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.