Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:BJUL) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:BJUL) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,440 shares, a growth of 98.8% from the August 31st total of 18,833 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,963 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

BJUL opened at $55.42 on Thursday. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a one year low of $48.45 and a one year high of $55.94. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $285.41 million, a P/E ratio of 24.64 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lewis Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 1st quarter valued at $283,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July during the first quarter valued at $383,000. Rothschild Wealth LLC bought a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the fourth quarter valued at about $515,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 8.5% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 13,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $747,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 253.3% in the first quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 16,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,000 after acquiring an additional 11,851 shares during the last quarter.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July

The Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BJUL) 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. BJUL was launched on Aug 29, 2018 and is managed by Innovator.