FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:FFEB) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:FFEB) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,664 shares, a decline of 38.2% from the April 15th total of 33,421 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,022 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Trading Down 0.5%

BATS:FFEB opened at $60.30 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February has a 1 year low of $49.86 and a 1 year high of $60.60. The stock has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.30 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 20,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,157,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the period. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 6.0% during the third quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV now owns 5,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the period. FWG Investments LLC. boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 1.4% during the third quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 22,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,221,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period. Luken Investment Analytics LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Luken Investment Analytics LLC now owns 4,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 421 shares during the period. Finally, Topsail Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 333.3% during the fourth quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 650 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (FFEB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FFEB was launched on Feb 21, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.