FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 48.3% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,140 shares, a growth of 48.3% from the August 31st total of 13,585 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,152 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 293,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,056,000 after acquiring an additional 33,144 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 41.9% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 149,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,149,000 after buying an additional 44,161 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 9.8% in the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 57,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,419,000 after buying an additional 5,131 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 10.6% in the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 41,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,702,000 after buying an additional 3,955 shares during the period. Finally, Range Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 201.6% in the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 39,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,624,000 after acquiring an additional 26,410 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February Stock Up 0.4%

BATS:GFEB opened at $45.20 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $44.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.73. The firm has a market cap of $424.88 million, a P/E ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 0.50. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February has a 52-week low of $40.23 and a 52-week high of $45.34.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (GFEB) 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 SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral GFEB was launched on Feb 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.