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

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 55,634 shares, an increase of 112.7% from the September 15th total of 26,159 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 107,346 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of BATS ACIO opened at $47.16 on Thursday. Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF has a 52-week low of $41.13 and a 52-week high of $47.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.77 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $47.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.09.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 75.5% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 57,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,714,000 after purchasing an additional 24,877 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $532,000. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 30.4% in the first quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 157,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,624,000 after acquiring an additional 36,792 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 10.2% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 779 shares during the period.

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.