Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April (BATS:BAPR) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 81.7% in September

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April (BATS:BAPR) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,857 shares, a decline of 81.7% from the September 15th total of 31,970 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,018 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BAPR. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 23,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,164,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 23,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,169,000 after purchasing an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 3.9% during the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 18,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $889,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares during the period. Noble Wealth Management PBC boosted its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 727.3% during the second quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 910 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Finally, Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April during the fourth quarter worth $76,000.

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

BATS:BAPR opened at $55.10 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $54.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $497.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 0.61. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April has a 12-month low of $46.57 and a 12-month high of $55.11.

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

The Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – April New (BAPR) 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. BAPR was launched on Apr 1, 2019 and is managed by Innovator.