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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
SCA
76
Southern Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$356K -$12.1K -419 -3%
PFGIA
77
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$353K +$107K +3,725 +40%
CFS
78
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$352K +$376K +13,070 New
FCFC
79
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$348K +$31.8K +1,105 +9%
AA
80
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$341K +$364K +12,640 New
LPL Financial
81
LPL Financial
California
$336K – – –
BFEC
82
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$330K +$254K +8,835 +259%
PWMG
83
Pinnacle Wealth Management Group
Michigan
$326K +$348K +12,100 New
AIC
84
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$310K – – –
KWM
85
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$300K +$320K +11,110 New
VWA
86
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$287K +$307K +10,659 New
RFG
87
Range Financial Group
Oregon
$286K +$305K +10,621 New
MWM
88
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
$273K +$291K +10,114 New
ST
89
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$270K – – –
Wolverine Trading
90
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$267K -$170K -5,894 -37%
NFG
91
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$257K +$274K +9,539 New
Koshinski Asset Management
92
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$246K +$262K +9,115 New
AWM
93
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$238K +$3.28K +114 +1%
SS
94
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$232K +$247K +8,590 New
SB
95
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$226K +$241K +8,368 New
NF
96
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$222K +$237K +8,225 New
WCG
97
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$219K +$234K +8,135 New
SPC
98
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$218K +$232K +8,066 New
WIM
99
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
$209K +$210K +7,309 New
Citadel Advisors
100
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$208K +$222K +7,711 New
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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.