Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:BAUG) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:BAUG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,380 shares, an increase of 183.2% from the May 31st total of 1,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Stock Down 0.5%

BATS BAUG opened at $52.85 on Friday. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August has a twelve month low of $45.61 and a twelve month high of $53.51. The stock has a market cap of $184.97 million, a P/E ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 603,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,198,000 after buying an additional 34,165 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 25.4% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 134,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,588,000 after buying an additional 27,230 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 75.0% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 133,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,518,000 after acquiring an additional 57,205 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 6.6% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 112,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,199,000 after acquiring an additional 7,024 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 87,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,365,000 after acquiring an additional 1,793 shares in the last quarter.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August

The Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the S&P 500 over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. BAUG was launched on Aug 1, 2019 and is managed by Innovator.