Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:BJUL) Short Interest Down 37.6% in August

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:BJUL) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 26,649 shares, a decrease of 37.6% from the July 30th total of 42,690 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,758 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

BJUL stock opened at $55.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $54.80 and a 200 day moving average of $53.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $284.02 million, a PE ratio of 24.64 and a beta of 0.64. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a 52 week low of $48.14 and a 52 week high of $55.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 7.6% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 149,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,063,000 after buying an additional 10,619 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 42,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,997,000 after acquiring an additional 7,502 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,644,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 2nd quarter worth $966,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 65.1% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 12,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $595,000 after acquiring an additional 4,898 shares during the last quarter.

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

The Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BJUL) 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. BJUL was launched on Aug 29, 2018 and is managed by Innovator.