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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
OMC
26
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$931K +$947K +24,082 New
Raymond James Financial
27
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$921K -$11.8K -300 -1%
FIA
28
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$916K +$511 +13 +0.1%
PWA
29
Prairie Wealth Advisors
Nebraska
$831K – – –
FCFC
30
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$747K – – –
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$730K -$175K -4,455 -19%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$662K +$673K +17,124 New
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$634K +$201K +5,101 +45%
BFC
34
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$564K – – –
TF
35
Trek Financial
Arizona
$558K – – –
PA
36
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$531K -$81.6K -2,074 -13%
AIA
37
AssuredPartners Investment Advisors
Florida
$498K -$11K -280 -2%
NFG
38
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$497K – – –
WTFG
39
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$446K -$59.3K -1,507 -12%
AF
40
Allworth Financial
California
$429K -$13.1K -334 -3%
AIC
41
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$419K -$4.56K -116 -1%
CA
42
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$411K -$20.5K -522 -5%
AWM
43
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$387K – – –
CWG
44
Cornerstone Wealth Group
North Carolina
$379K – – –
LF
45
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$367K – – –
MFG
46
MTM Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$354K – – –
MMA
47
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$349K – – –
OWA
48
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$331K -$10.1K -257 -3%
SA
49
Sonoma Allocations
California
$325K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$303K +$313K +7,957 New
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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.