Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (NYSEARCA:BFRZ) Stock Short Interest Rises 207.3%

Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (NYSEARCA:BFRZ) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 143,422 shares, an increase of 207.3% from the September 15th total of 46,668 shares. Currently, 2.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 69,265 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA BFRZ opened at $27.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $146.80 million, a P/E ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.21. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $27.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.91. Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF has a 1 year low of $23.63 and a 1 year high of $29.68.

Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a $0.0120 dividend. This is a drop from Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0161. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF by 83.1% during the third quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 173,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,687,000 after purchasing an additional 78,595 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF by 5,469.7% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 1,805 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF by 26.0% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 2,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $499,000.

Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF Company Profile

The Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (BFRZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is actively managed to provide limited upside potential while seeking to limit losses to 3 percent, as measured at the end of one-year periods. The fund holds US large-cap stocks and exchange-traded options contracts. BFRZ was launched on May 12, 2025 and is issued by Innovator.