FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:XSEP) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:XSEP) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,127 shares, a growth of 1,520.2% from the September 15th total of 193 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 78,561 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September stock traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $45.65. The company had a trading volume of 2,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,998. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.25. The stock has a market cap of $143.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38 and a beta of 0.37. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September has a 12-month low of $41.13 and a 12-month high of $45.67.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – September (XSEP) 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 specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral XSEP was launched on Oct 21, 2022 and is managed by First Trust.