Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) Short Interest Up 169.3% in July

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:ACIO) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 139,988 shares, a growth of 169.3% from the June 30th total of 51,973 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 136,042 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ACIO opened at $45.66 on Tuesday. Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.13 and a fifty-two week high of $47.14. The company has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of 25.77 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $46.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisors Preferred LLC increased its stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 1,078.5% in the first quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 110.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,000 after buying an additional 1,814 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $188,000. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $244,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF by 670.2% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 5,583 shares during the last quarter.

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF Company Profile

The Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF (ACIO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NYSE Multi-Asset High Income index. The fund is an actively-managed portfolio of US large cap equities as well as corresponding options collars for those constituents. ACIO was launched on Jul 10, 2019 and is managed by Aptus.