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Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $182M invested in Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

79% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $102M → $182M (+$80.5M)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 15

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 77 (+8)

5.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.35% → 82.37% (+5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
77
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+11.59%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
25
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$58.2M
2
S
SignatureFD
Georgia
+$7.35M
3
SWM
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
+$2.36M
4
KWM
KFG Wealth Management
Indiana
+$1.57M
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SW
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
-$6.17M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$629K
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$591K
4
ST
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
-$411K
5
GS
GTS Securities
New York
-$302K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FFG
26
Fiduciary Financial Group
California
$938K – – –
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$914K +$136K +3,592 +18%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$892K -$251K -6,644 -22%
PWA
29
Prairie Wealth Advisors
Nebraska
$831K – – –
FCFC
30
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$747K – – –
FIA
31
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$658K +$405K +10,723 +170%
FFS
32
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$632K +$618K +16,343 New
PA
33
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$612K +$61K +1,613 +11%
TF
34
Trek Financial
Arizona
$575K +$562K +14,876 New
BFC
35
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$564K – – –
HI
36
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$507K – – –
WTFG
37
Wood Tarver Financial Group
Idaho
$505K +$10.7K +282 +2%
AWA
38
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$501K +$489K +12,947 New
NFG
39
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$493K +$482K +12,758 New
GSIAS
40
Garden State Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$490K – – –
AF
41
Allworth Financial
California
$455K -$25K -661 -5%
CA
42
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$453K -$3.67K -97 -0.8%
AIC
43
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$452K +$87.1K +2,304 +25%
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
$418K +$408K +10,804 New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
45
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$405K – – –
RWM
46
Riverchase Wealth Management
Texas
$400K +$391K +10,356 New
AWM
47
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$387K – – –
W
48
WorthPointe
California
$380K -$15.5K -409 -4%
LF
49
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$369K +$360K +9,537 New
AWM
50
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$364K -$907 -24 -0.3%
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USEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

77 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September (USEP) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $182M — up 79% from $102M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new USEP positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, adding an estimated $58.2M. The largest seller was Simplicity Wealth, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.17M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September (USEP) as of Q3 2025, up from 69 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $182M of Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September stock for Q3 2025, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September positions in Q3 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September buyer in Q3 2025 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $58.2M added.
  • The largest Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September seller in Q3 2025 was Simplicity Wealth, an estimated $6.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.