Short Interest in Hull Tactical US ETF (BATS:HTUS) Grows By 257.4%

Hull Tactical US ETF (BATS:HTUS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 36,113 shares, an increase of 257.4% from the August 15th total of 10,103 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 9,634 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hull Tactical US ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HTUS. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hull Tactical US ETF by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 315,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,522,000 after purchasing an additional 57,062 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its position in Hull Tactical US ETF by 8.9% in the third quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 55,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,382,000 after buying an additional 4,581 shares during the period. Comprehensive Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Hull Tactical US ETF by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Comprehensive Wealth Management LLC now owns 53,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,123,000 after buying an additional 8,775 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hull Tactical US ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $1,456,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hull Tactical US ETF by 73.6% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 29,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,165,000 after acquiring an additional 12,440 shares during the period.

Hull Tactical US ETF Price Performance

Hull Tactical US ETF stock opened at $45.43 on Friday. Hull Tactical US ETF has a 12 month low of $36.59 and a 12 month high of $48.30. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $44.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.70. The company has a market cap of $161.28 million, a PE ratio of 24.76 and a beta of 0.97.

About Hull Tactical US ETF

The Hull Tactical US ETF (HTUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund aims for capital appreciation, regardless of market cycle, using long, short and leveraged positions in the S&P 500, along with cash. The actively managed fund primarily uses ETFs to gain exposure to the equity component of its portfolio. HTUS was launched on Jun 25, 2015 and is managed by Hull.