Short Interest in iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF (BATS:SMAX) Drops By 89.3%

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jul 11th, 2026

iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF (BATS:SMAX – Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 418 shares, a decrease of 89.3% from the June 15th total of 3,918 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,711 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SMAX. Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF in the 1st quarter worth $200,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF by 35.3% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after acquiring an additional 5,612 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF in the fourth quarter worth $398,000. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its position in iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF by 49.3% in the fourth quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 11,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after acquiring an additional 3,832 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 27,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $749,000 after acquiring an additional 2,029 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of SMAX stock opened at $27.98 on Friday. iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF has a 12 month low of $26.10 and a 12 month high of $27.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $27.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.30.

About iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF

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The iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF (SMAX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund seeks to track the price return of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) up to a cap, with 100% downside hedge over a one-year outcome period. The actively managed fund obtains exposure by holding IVV shares and options SMAX was launched on Sep 30, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.