ZAUG Short Interest
Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr August (ZAUG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $162.7M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.23 to the broader market. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”). public since 2024-08-01.
Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.
- Settlement Date
- 2026-09-30
- Short Interest
- 94.2K
- Previous Short Interest
- 30.1K
- Change
- 212.93%
- Days to Cover
- 3.83
- Avg Daily Volume
- 24.6K
- Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
- 1.46
Showing 24 twice-monthly FINRA short interest reports for Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr August.
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Frequently asked ZAUG short interest questions
- What is the current ZAUG short interest?
- As of the Sep 30, 2026 settlement, Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr August (ZAUG) short interest is 94.2K shares, a +212.93% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
- What is the ZAUG days-to-cover ratio?
- Days-to-cover is 3.83, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
- How does ZAUG short interest affect options pricing?
- High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.