Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:BOCT) Short Interest Update

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:BOCT) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,160 shares, a growth of 102.6% from the August 15th total of 1,066 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 4,211 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BOCT. First Heartland Consultants Inc. purchased a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October in the second quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 296,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,724,000 after buying an additional 6,092 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 447.8% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 27,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,302,000 after acquiring an additional 22,187 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 19.3% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 28,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,349,000 after acquiring an additional 4,546 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 156,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,515,000 after acquiring an additional 5,729 shares during the period.

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

Shares of BOCT opened at $54.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $53.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $52.01. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a one year low of $46.84 and a one year high of $54.82. The stock has a market cap of $276.91 million, a P/E ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 0.61.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October

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.