FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 426.5% in October

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 616 shares, an increase of 426.5% from the September 30th total of 117 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 8,483 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July Price Performance

GJUL opened at $44.65 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $44.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.00. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July has a 1 year low of $40.03 and a 1 year high of $45.14. The company has a market capitalization of $359.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 0.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GJUL. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,388,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 7,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 549 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $463,000. Diligent Investors LLC bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,216,000. Finally, Hartford Financial Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $277,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (GJUL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GJUL was launched on Jul 21, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.