Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XBOC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 69.1% in September

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XBOC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,328 shares, a growth of 69.1% from the August 31st total of 1,377 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,512 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

Shares of XBOC stock opened at $36.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $92.04 million, a P/E ratio of 24.28 and a beta of 0.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $36.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.23. Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October has a one year low of $32.13 and a one year high of $36.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October during the second quarter worth $294,000. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October by 77.9% in the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after buying an additional 4,876 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 24,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $860,000 after acquiring an additional 1,453 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October by 10.1% in the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 31,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,048,000 after acquiring an additional 2,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bullseye Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October during the second quarter worth about $1,054,000.

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

The Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF – October (XBOC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. 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. XBOC was launched on Oct 1, 2021 and is managed by Innovator.