FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) saw a large drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 46,120 shares, a drop of 44.8% from the August 31st total of 83,587 shares. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 28,057 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of SAUG opened at $27.14 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a 52-week low of $24.38 and a 52-week high of $28.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $27.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.31.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (SAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. SAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.