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 April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,101 shares, an increase of 90.6% from the April 15th total of 4,250 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 66,144 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 5,729 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,916,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 68,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares in the last quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 290,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,938,000 after purchasing an additional 4,704 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 1.9% during the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 25,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,204,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period.

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

Shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $52.27 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $265.53 million, a PE ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.55. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 1 year low of $42.99 and a 1 year high of $52.54.

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.