Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:BFEB) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Posted by Dante Gardener on Oct 31st, 2026

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:BFEB – Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,519 shares, an increase of 131.7% from the September 30th total of 7,993 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,689 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.0 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BFEB. Talon Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February in the 2nd quarter worth about $10,126,000. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,240,000. GTS Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February during the 1st quarter worth about $3,576,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 62,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,961,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213 shares during the period. Finally, Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,428,000.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Stock Down 1.3%

BFEB stock opened at $53.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $251.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.25 and a beta of 0.63. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February has a 52-week low of $46.60 and a 52-week high of $54.79. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.76.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Company Profile

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The Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – February (BFEB) 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. BFEB was launched on Feb 3, 2020 and is managed by Innovator.