Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:BOCT) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:BOCT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,567 shares, an increase of 460.4% from the June 30th total of 815 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 20,605 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 8,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 1.1% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 24,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,114,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. HFG Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. HFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 40,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,004,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 0.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,883,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 8.0% in the first quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 5,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the period.

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

BATS:BOCT opened at $52.92 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $268.83 million, a P/E ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.89. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 1 year low of $45.58 and a 1 year high of $53.51.

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

The Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – October (BOCT) 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. BOCT was launched on Oct 1, 2018 and is managed by Innovator.