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Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August
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192 hedge funds and large institutions have $605M invested in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $566M → $605M (+$38.3M)

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.43% → 77.03% (+1.6%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191 → 192 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

80% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 101

Holders
192
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.52%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
18
Increased
20
Reduced
101
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners
New York
+$28.5M
2
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$7.65M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$3.72M
4
SNWA
Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$2.06M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$7.55M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$6.9M
3
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$6.17M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$3.9M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GS
126
GTS Securities
New York
$407K +$386K +10,055 New
FFA
127
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$406K -$82.6K -2,150 -18%
AIC
128
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$405K – – –
SWP
129
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
$404K – – –
RIS
130
Retirement Income Solutions
Michigan
$382K – – –
AWM
131
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$375K – – –
NF
132
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$363K – – –
RA
133
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$361K – – –
Koshinski Asset Management
134
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$355K -$44K -1,145 -12%
JWCA
135
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$340K – – –
CPIG
136
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$339K -$32.6K -849 -9%
CTFG
137
Capstone Triton Financial Group
Oklahoma
$336K +$319K +8,296 New
FA
138
Fiduciary Alliance
South Carolina
$334K +$15.9K +413 +5%
SEIA
139
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$334K – – –
IWM
140
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$328K – – –
LWM
141
Lakeridge Wealth Management
Ohio
$327K +$48K +1,250 +18%
SB
142
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$325K -$349K -9,082 -53%
WP
143
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$314K – – –
CAG
144
Compass Advisory Group
New York
$311K – – –
VBFP
145
Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning
Minnesota
$304K -$33.2K -865 -10%
BFC
146
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$302K – – –
EWM
147
Elmwood Wealth Management
California
$295K – – –
WWA
148
Wisconsin Wealth Advisors
Wisconsin
$295K – – –
RFA
149
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
$293K +$62.9K +1,638 +29%
AWM
150
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$289K – – –
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PAUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

192 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $605M — up 6.8% from $566M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new PAUG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cerity Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.5M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.55M.

  • 192 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August (PAUG) as of Q2 2025, up from 191 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $605M of Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August stock for Q2 2025, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August positions in Q2 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August buyer in Q2 2025 was Cerity Partners, an estimated $28.5M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August seller in Q2 2025 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $7.55M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.