Short Interest in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:BSEP) Expands By 138.2%

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:BSEP) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,846 shares, a growth of 138.2% from the August 15th total of 4,134 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 44,473 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 21.8% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 95,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,597,000 after purchasing an additional 17,095 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 89,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,322,000 after buying an additional 2,708 shares during the last quarter. GWN Securities Inc. grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. GWN Securities Inc. now owns 42,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,081,000 after buying an additional 10,552 shares during the last quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,771,000 after buying an additional 2,312 shares during the period. Finally, COFG Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September in the 4th quarter valued at $1,039,000.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September Stock Down 0.1%

BATS BSEP opened at $53.86 on Tuesday. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September has a 52-week low of $46.94 and a 52-week high of $54.51. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $53.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.78. The firm has a market cap of $196.59 million, a P/E ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 0.70.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September

The Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – September (BSEP) 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. BSEP was launched on Sep 3, 2019 and is managed by Innovator.