Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September
USEP
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.
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
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $19K | -$4.72K | -120 | -19% |
|
77
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| $5.41K | – | – | – |
|
|
KFAS
78
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Manhattan,
Kansas
| $2.4K | -$59.6K | -1,515 | -96% |
|
79
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $39 | -$8.69K | -221 | -100% |
|
|
AWA
80
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$572K | -14,554 | Closed |
|
|
GSIAS
81
Garden State Investment Advisory Services
Red Bank,
New Jersey
| – | -$498K | -12,665 | Closed |
|
|
RWM
82
Riverchase Wealth Management
Flower Mound,
Texas
| – | -$407K | -10,356 | Closed |
|
83
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Plymouth,
Minnesota
| – | -$369K | -9,348 | Closed |
|
|
CB
84
Chris Bulman
Roseville,
California
| – | -$269K | -6,851 | Closed |
|
|
GS
85
GTS Securities
New York
| – | -$202K | -5,134 | Closed |
|
|
VPF
86
Vantage Point Financial
Lisle,
Illinois
| – | -$201K | -5,104 | Closed |
|
|
CP
87
Camelot Portfolios
Maumee,
Ohio
| – | -$2.24K | -57 | Closed |
|
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.