Short Interest in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August (BATS:UAUG) Grows By 595.0%

Posted by Amy Steele on Aug 27th, 2026

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August (BATS:UAUG – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 83,961 shares, a growth of 595.0% from the July 30th total of 12,081 shares. Currently, 2.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 51,008 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August Price Performance

Shares of BATS:UAUG opened at $42.92 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $171.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.31 and a beta of 0.43. Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August has a 1 year low of $38.44 and a 1 year high of $43.24.

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

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of UAUG. Talon Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August during the 1st quarter worth $49,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August in the third quarter valued at about $71,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August in the third quarter valued at about $77,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August by 109.3% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 1,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August by 14.9% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 1,580 shares during the last quarter.

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August Company Profile

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The Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August (UAUG) 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. UAUG was launched on Aug 1, 2019 and is managed by Innovator.