Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:BOCT) Short Interest Update

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:BOCT) was the target of a large increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 20,605 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BOCT. First Heartland Consultants Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October in the second quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 296,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,724,000 after buying an additional 6,092 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 447.8% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 27,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,302,000 after buying an additional 22,187 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 19.3% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 28,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,349,000 after buying an additional 4,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 156,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,515,000 after acquiring an additional 5,729 shares during the period.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Up 0.1%

BATS:BOCT opened at $52.92 on Friday. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 52 week low of $45.58 and a 52 week high of $53.51. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $52.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $268.83 million, a PE ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 0.61.

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.