Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:BAUG) Shares Bought by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:BAUG) by 643.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 261,886 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 226,641 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 6.66% of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August worth $11,117,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 111,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,850,000 after purchasing an additional 962 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the 4th quarter valued at $4,610,000. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 40,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,773,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the 4th quarter valued at $1,549,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 31,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,355,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371 shares in the last quarter.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Trading Up 4.9%

BATS:BAUG opened at $44.60 on Friday. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August has a twelve month low of $38.38 and a twelve month high of $44.99. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $159.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.68.

About Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August

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.