Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January (BATS:XBJA) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January (BATS:XBJA) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 11,469 shares, an increase of 445.6% from the July 30th total of 2,102 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 4,068 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days.

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January Price Performance

XBJA stock opened at $34.47 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $113.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $34.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.08. Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January has a 12 month low of $30.52 and a 12 month high of $34.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January by 2.6% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 15,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $525,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January by 14.1% in the first quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 21,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $657,000 after purchasing an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January during the first quarter worth approximately $353,000. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January by 3.7% during the first quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 284,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,913,000 after purchasing an additional 10,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January by 24.0% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 35,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 6,865 shares during the period.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January

The Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – January (XBJA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for 2x the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), subject to an upside return cap and downside buffer over a specific holdings period. XBJA was launched on Jan 1, 2022 and is managed by Innovator.