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Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August
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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,325% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 4

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 9

174% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $295M (+$187M)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

79% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 120 (+53)

8.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.29% → 71.61% (+8.3%)

Holders
120
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+79.1%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
57
Increased
45
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$50.5M
2
W
Wealthquest
Ohio
+$22.3M
3
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$18.2M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$11.9M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
WIA
World Investment Advisors
California
-$2.75M
2
GCP
Gill Capital Partners
Colorado
-$186K
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$170K
4
CWG
Cornerstone Wealth Group
North Carolina
-$157K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$154K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWA
26
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.94M +$888K +30,874 +75%
TFS
27
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.87M +$1.7M +59,132 +585%
SEP
28
Southland Equity Partners
Missouri
$1.78M +$1.02M +35,630 +117%
TF
29
Trek Financial
Arizona
$1.64M +$1.75M +60,776 New
IA
30
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.64M +$1.16M +40,335 +164%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.62M +$1.73M +60,052 New
SFG
32
Steward Financial Group
Texas
$1.56M +$1.66M +57,837 New
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.55M +$1.31M +45,614 +385%
PWA
34
Pillar Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.54M +$446K +15,503 +37%
GCP
35
Gill Capital Partners
Colorado
$1.46M -$186K -6,469 -11%
Cetera Investment Advisers
36
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.36M +$767K +26,686 +113%
CHC
37
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$1.36M +$1.45M +50,350 New
FCCM
38
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$1.34M +$1.43M +49,710 New
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.33M +$609K +21,191 +76%
FMWA
40
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$1.3M +$1.18M +40,923 +549%
KAS
41
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.3M +$599K +20,840 +77%
FANJ
42
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.29M +$1.38M +47,917 New
SPIA
43
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.25M +$1.33M +46,362 New
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.23M +$1.31M +45,569 New
OCM
45
Orion Capital Management
California
$1.2M +$1.24M +43,180 +3,052%
MSA
46
McAlister Sweet & Associates
Texas
$1.17M +$1.25M +43,425 New
CWG
47
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
$1.14M +$1.22M +42,412 New
BWM
48
BCS Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.1M +$301K +10,479 +34%
ASN
49
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.1M +$1.18M +40,891 New
MFG
50
MTM Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$505K +17,563 +76%
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PAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

120 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $295M — up 174% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new PAUG positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was World Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.75M sold.

  • 120 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) as of Q3 2022, up from 67 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $295M of Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2022, up 174% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2022 and 4 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2022 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2022 was World Investment Advisors, an estimated $2.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.