Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August (BATS:UAUG) Stock Short Interest Declines 94.2%

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August (BATS:UAUG) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,157 shares, a decrease of 94.2% from the October 15th total of 37,226 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,741 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August Price Performance

Shares of BATS:UAUG traded down $0.03 on Tuesday, hitting $42.77. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,884. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.69. Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August has a 1 year low of $38.69 and a 1 year high of $43.49. The company has a market capitalization of $248.07 million, a PE ratio of 22.71 and a beta of 0.47.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UAUG. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. raised its holdings in Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August by 142.8% in the 3rd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 1,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,164 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August in the 3rd quarter worth about $52,000. Talon Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August during the 1st quarter valued at about $49,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 33,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at about $121,000.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August

The Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – August (UAUG) 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. UAUG was launched on Aug 1, 2019 and is managed by Innovator.