Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 115,992 shares, an increase of 83.5% from the July 30th total of 63,195 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 139,188 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the second quarter worth about $74,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $526,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 30.4% in the 1st quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 157,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,624,000 after buying an additional 36,792 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after buying an additional 779 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $364,000.

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF Stock Down 0.2%

BATS:ACIO opened at $47.04 on Friday. Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF has a 12 month low of $41.13 and a 12 month high of $47.75. The firm has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.77 and a beta of 0.65. The company’s 50 day moving average is $46.48 and its 200-day moving average is $45.16.

About Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF

The Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF (ACIO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NYSE Multi-Asset High Income index. The fund is an actively-managed portfolio of US large cap equities as well as corresponding options collars for those constituents. ACIO was launched on Jul 10, 2019 and is managed by Aptus.