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Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $685M invested in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

252% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 25

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 15

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $471M → $685M (+$213M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 176 (+34)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

2.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.47% → 75.12% (-2.3%)

Holders
176
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+23.94%
% of All Funds
2.79%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
50
Increased
88
Reduced
25
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$24.5M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$22.4M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$19.4M
4
PCS
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
+$16.5M
5
CAM
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
+$15.2M

Top Sellers

1
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
-$19.9M
2
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
-$12.6M
3
SIA
Soltis Investment Advisors
Utah
-$9.36M
4
BMM
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
-$8.87M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$7.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
76
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.25M +$1.28M +40,395 New
CNWM
77
Clay Northam Wealth Management
California
$1.17M – – –
SPC
78
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.14M +$1.16M +36,690 New
Susquehanna International Group
79
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.11M -$44.1K -1,395 -4%
BWM
80
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$1.1M +$261K +8,264 +30%
MWM
81
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1.1M -$312K -9,869 -22%
WA
82
Wealth Alliance
New York
$1.07M +$380K +12,028 +54%
PFGIA
83
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$1.05M +$646K +20,452 +153%
CA
84
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$1.04M +$1.06M +33,482 New
BFEC
85
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$994K +$623K +19,695 +160%
FFN
86
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$972K +$53.5K +1,691 +6%
CHC
87
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$931K -$656K -20,757 -41%
LJAC
88
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$927K -$19.9M -628,492 -95%
LFAS
89
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$906K -$58.6K -1,855 -6%
NFG
90
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$863K +$645K +20,411 +277%
SAG
91
SageView Advisory Group
California
$856K +$871K +27,568 New
CWG
92
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
$813K +$272K +8,615 +49%
AWM
93
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$806K +$821K +25,973 New
PF
94
Parker Financial
Washington
$802K -$350K -11,062 -30%
RPGK
95
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$794K +$809K +25,585 New
HI
96
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$793K -$3.03K -96 -0.4%
CBFP
97
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$764K +$778K +24,610 New
PWMG
98
Pinnacle Wealth Management Group
Michigan
$759K +$295K +9,325 +62%
RA
99
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$756K +$770K +24,351 New
CIA
100
Cape Investment Advisory
Georgia
$703K +$363K +11,500 +103%
2 3
4
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PAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

176 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $685M — up 45% from $471M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new PAUG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, adding an estimated $24.5M. The largest seller was L.J. Altfest & Co, cutting an estimated $19.9M.

  • 176 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) as of Q3 2023, up from 142 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $685M of Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August stock for Q3 2023, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August positions in Q3 2023 and 15 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August buyer in Q3 2023 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $24.5M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August seller in Q3 2023 was L.J. Altfest & Co, an estimated $19.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.