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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
PFGIA
51
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$283K -$20.9K -700 -7%
Wolverine Trading
52
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$271K +$266K +8,936 New
LA
53
Latitude Advisors
Florida
$253K +$249K +8,361 New
LPL Financial
54
LPL Financial
California
$248K +$244K +8,190 New
DHGWA
55
Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$240K -$17.4K -582 -7%
MWM
56
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
$233K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
57
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$216K -$369K -12,362 -63%
Koshinski Asset Management
58
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$214K – – –
SS
59
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$209K – – –
SPC
60
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$208K – – –
BFC
61
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$182K +$23K +773 +15%
OIA
62
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$181K – – –
MCC
63
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$180K +$177K +5,954 New
Bank of Montreal
64
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$153K – – –
FAG
65
Fortitude Advisory Group
Washington
$110K – – –
BFEC
66
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$103K -$49.8K -1,670 -33%
CWM
67
Consultiva Wealth Management
Puerto Rico
$97K -$13.7K -460 -13%
IF
68
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$93K – – –
OCM
69
Orion Capital Management
California
$43K -$25K -840 -37%
BBPWM
70
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$30K – – –
CCM
71
Covington Capital Management
California
$15K – – –
WCAMG
72
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$15K +$14.9K +500 New
GI
73
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$11K – – –
UBS Group
74
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8K -$68.4K -2,295 -90%
Morgan Stanley
75
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7K – – –
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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.