Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October (BATS:UOCT) Short Interest Up 85.0% in May

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October (BATS:UOCT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,463 shares, an increase of 85.0% from the May 14th total of 791 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 11,104 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October Trading Up 0.7%

UOCT stock opened at $41.13 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $40.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.46. Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October has a 12-month low of $35.92 and a 12-month high of $41.18. The company has a market cap of $180.97 million, a PE ratio of 25.03 and a beta of 0.32.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October by 0.7% during the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,681,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,288,000 after acquiring an additional 12,013 shares during the period. Talon Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October during the first quarter valued at about $36,068,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 387,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,134,000 after acquiring an additional 67,771 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October by 0.9% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 359,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,220,000 after acquiring an additional 3,125 shares during the period. Finally, KFG Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October by 134.1% during the fourth quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 137,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,354,000 after acquiring an additional 78,557 shares during the period.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – October

The Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF – October (UOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Price Return 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. UOCT was launched on Oct 1, 2018 and is managed by Innovator.