Innovator US Equity Ultra Buffer ETF September
USEP
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$58.2M |
| 2 |
S
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$7.35M |
| 3 |
SWM
Spire Wealth Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
+$2.36M |
| 4 |
KWM
KFG Wealth Management
Granger,
Indiana
|
+$1.57M |
| 5 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
+$1.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SW
Simplicity Wealth
Summit,
New Jersey
|
-$6.17M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$629K |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$591K |
| 4 |
ST
Sageworth Trust
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
-$411K |
| 5 |
GS
GTS Securities
New York
|
-$302K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
77
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $39 | -$86.2K | -2,281 | -100% |
|
|
SW
78
Simplicity Wealth
Summit,
New Jersey
| – | -$6.17M | -167,338 | Closed |
|
|
OMC
79
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$591K | -16,035 | Closed |
|
|
GS
80
GTS Securities
New York
| – | -$302K | -8,199 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
81
PKS Advisory Services
Albany,
New York
| – | -$285K | -7,737 | Closed |
|
82
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$180K | -4,880 | Closed |
|
83
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$129K | -3,500 | Closed |
|
|
AAP
84
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$16.1K | -437 | Closed |
|
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.