Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September (BATS:USEP) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September (BATS:USEP) saw a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,445 shares, a growth of 944,400.0% from the April 15th total of 1 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 7,529 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WealthShield Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 3,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC now owns 13,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $505,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 39,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,569,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 97,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,843,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter.

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September Stock Performance

Shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September stock traded up $0.02 on Monday, hitting $40.81. 14,384 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,389. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $148.14 million, a PE ratio of 24.18 and a beta of 0.40. Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September has a 1 year low of $35.17 and a 1 year high of $40.89.

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF – September Company Profile

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