Short Interest in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XBAP) Expands By 416.1%

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XBAP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 54,185 shares, a growth of 416.1% from the July 30th total of 10,498 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,840 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.9 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in XBAP. Sonoma Allocations LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April during the first quarter valued at $1,214,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 31,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,060 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 132,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,120,000 after purchasing an additional 2,524 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April by 2,203.8% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Safe Harbor Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April in the 4th quarter valued at about $205,000.

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:XBAP opened at $42.67 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.92. The stock has a market cap of $295.70 million, a PE ratio of 24.65 and a beta of 0.54. Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April has a one year low of $37.30 and a one year high of $42.77.

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – April Company Profile

The Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETFTM – April (XBAP) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for 2x the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), subject to an upside return cap and downside buffer over a specific holdings period. XBAP was launched on Apr 1, 2021 and is managed by Innovator.