Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:BAUG) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Trevor Kearing on Nov 13th, 2026

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:BAUG – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,976 shares, a growth of 330.4% from the October 15th total of 1,853 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,784 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Stock Performance

Shares of BATS BAUG opened at $55.06 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $267.04 million, a P/E ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $55.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.05. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August has a 52-week low of $47.71 and a 52-week high of $56.07.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. IFG Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter worth $55,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter worth $149,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter worth about $264,000. GTS Financial LLC bought a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the first quarter worth about $247,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. bought a new position in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter worth about $304,000.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Company Profile

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The Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 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. BAUG was launched on Aug 1, 2019 and is managed by Innovator.