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Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 78 (-2)

3.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.03% → 76.27% (-3.8%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $182M → $115M (-$66.5M)

74% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 35

Holders
78
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
9
Reduced
35
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.19M
2
SA
Sovran Advisors
California
+$960K
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$947K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$673K
5
PCA
Prosperity Capital Advisors
Ohio
+$331K

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$61.7M
2
KWA
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
-$2.91M
3
AWA
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
-$572K
4
GSIAS
Garden State Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
-$498K
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$421K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SA
1
Sovran Advisors
California
$22.7M +$960K +24,403 +5%
KWA
2
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$19.9M -$2.91M -73,917 -13%
S
3
SignatureFD
Georgia
$7.52M – – –
PCA
4
Prosperity Capital Advisors
Ohio
$5.74M +$331K +8,426 +6%
KAS
5
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$4.05M -$54.7K -1,392 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.62M -$4.29K -109 -0.1%
KWM
7
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
$3.37M -$306K -7,779 -8%
Osaic Holdings
8
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.36M -$421K -10,705 -11%
SWM
9
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.11M -$5.9K -150 -0.2%
CVA
10
Central Valley Advisors
California
$2.8M -$7.04K -179 -0.2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
11
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.65M +$37.1K +943 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.11M +$107K +2,725 +5%
BCM
13
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.91M -$61.7M -1,568,637 -97%
Truist Financial
14
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.86M -$51K -1,297 -3%
MML Investors Services
15
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M -$126K -3,194 -8%
ASN
16
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.39M -$27.6K -701 -2%
BFG
17
Berger Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.27M -$11K -280 -0.8%
AWA
18
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.25M +$236 +6 +0%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.25M -$41.3K -1,049 -3%
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.17M +$1.19M +30,227 New
SB
21
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$1.14M – – –
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.01M – – –
FFG
23
Fiduciary Financial Group
California
$938K – – –
LA
24
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$936K -$304K -7,720 -24%
ST
25
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$936K -$304K -7,720 -24%
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USEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

78 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September (USEP) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $115M — down 37% from $182M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of USEP and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Creative Planning, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.19M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $61.7M.

  • 78 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September (USEP) as of Q1 2026, down from 80 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $115M of Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September stock for Q1 2026, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September positions in Q1 2026 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September buyer in Q1 2026 was Creative Planning, an estimated $1.19M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September seller in Q1 2026 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $61.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.