Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August (BATS:ZAUG) Short Interest Up 70.6% in May

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jun 4th, 2026

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August (BATS:ZAUG – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,655 shares, a growth of 70.6% from the April 30th total of 970 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,403 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August Stock Down 0.1%

BATS ZAUG opened at $27.44 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $27.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.87. Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August has a 12 month low of $23.19 and a 12 month high of $27.49.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August during the 3rd quarter worth $3,566,000. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,551,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August during the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. Mutual Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August during the 3rd quarter worth $414,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August during the 3rd quarter worth $248,000.

About Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 1 Yr August

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The Innovator 1 Yr August (ZAUG) 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 one year outcome period. The actively managed fund holds FLEX options to obtain exposure ZAUG was launched on Aug 1, 2024 and is issued by Innovator.