FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January (BATS:XJAN) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January (BATS:XJAN) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 18 shares, a growth of 80.0% from the August 31st total of 10 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 891 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January by 15.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January by 66.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 38,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 15,501 shares during the last quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January by 6.8% during the first quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the period. LVZ Inc. bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January during the first quarter worth $349,000. Finally, Sequent Planning LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January by 273.6% during the first quarter. Sequent Planning LLC now owns 38,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,375,000 after purchasing an additional 27,878 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:XJAN opened at $39.29 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January has a 52-week low of $35.47 and a 52-week high of $39.38. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.17.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – January (XJAN) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XJAN was launched on Jan 19, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.