Short Interest in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 (BATS:AJUL) Expands By 1,474.7%

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 (BATS:AJUL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,496 shares, a growth of 1,474.7% from the April 30th total of 95 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,143 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AJUL. OLD Mission Capital LLC grew its stake in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 by 232.1% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 38,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,125,000 after buying an additional 27,047 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 127,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 6,599 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 by 46.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 24,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $649,000 after purchasing an additional 7,684 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 by 31.8% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 6,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after purchasing an additional 1,460 shares during the period. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 during the third quarter worth about $119,000.

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 Stock Performance

BATS:AJUL traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $29.94. 1,634 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,147. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $29.49 and a 200-day moving average of $29.20. Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026 has a fifty-two week low of $27.27 and a fifty-two week high of $29.94.

About Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2026

The Innovator 2 Yr to July 2026 (AJUL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to track the return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), to a cap, with 100% downside hedge over a two-year outcome period. The actively managed fund holds FLEX options to obtain exposure AJUL was launched on Jun 30, 2024 and is issued by Innovator.