FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,693 shares, a decline of 40.7% from the July 15th total of 55,109 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 11,723 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FMAR. 1776 Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. 1776 Wealth LLC now owns 27,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,316,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 5,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. FWG Investments LLC. boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 26,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,305,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 9,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March stock opened at $53.21 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a 52 week low of $45.45 and a 52 week high of $53.41. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $52.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.63. The company has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (FMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.