Short Interest in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) Rises By 169.3%

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 139,988 shares, a growth of 169.3% from the June 30th total of 51,973 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 136,042 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF Price Performance

Shares of ACIO opened at $45.72 on Monday. Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF has a 12-month low of $41.13 and a 12-month high of $47.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.77 and a beta of 0.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $46.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $44.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACIO. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 1,039,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,442,000 after buying an additional 72,522 shares during the period. CoreFirst Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 30.4% during the 1st 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. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 32.3% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 26,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,139,000 after acquiring an additional 6,362 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the second quarter valued at about $526,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the first quarter valued at about $364,000.

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.