Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (BATS:BMAY) Short Interest Down 69.0% in July

Posted by Scott Moore on Aug 14th, 2026

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (BATS:BMAY – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 44,780 shares, a decrease of 69.0% from the July 15th total of 144,236 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,312 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.1 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BMAY. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May in the second quarter valued at about $55,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May during the fourth quarter worth about $72,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May during the third quarter worth about $97,000. Ballast Rock Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May in the fourth quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May in the third quarter valued at about $243,000.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May Price Performance

Shares of BATS BMAY opened at $48.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $47.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.35. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May has a 1-year low of $42.92 and a 1-year high of $48.71. The company has a market cap of $179.11 million, a PE ratio of 24.58 and a beta of 0.62.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May Company Profile

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The Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – May (BMAY) 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. BMAY was launched on May 1, 2020 and is managed by Innovator.