AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF (BATS:AUGU) Short Interest Up 91.4% in July

Posted by Donald Scott on Jul 31st, 2026

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF (BATS:AUGU – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,455 shares, a growth of 91.4% from the June 30th total of 7,552 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 14,889 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AUGU. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $202,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $266,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new position in shares of AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $428,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its position in AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF by 11.9% in the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 25,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $752,000 after acquiring an additional 2,753 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC grew its position in AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 53,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,591,000 after acquiring an additional 3,232 shares in the last quarter.

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AUGU opened at $31.37 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $31.59 and its 200 day moving average is $30.36. AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF has a fifty-two week low of $27.41 and a fifty-two week high of $32.21.

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF Company Profile

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The AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF (AUGU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and uncapped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. AUGU was launched on Jul 31, 2024 and is issued by Allianz.