FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April (BATS:QCAP) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April (BATS:QCAP) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,266 shares, a drop of 42.2% from the June 30th total of 81,820 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,665 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.5 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April Price Performance

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April stock opened at $24.61 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $24.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.29. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April has a 1 year low of $22.83 and a 1 year high of $25.16.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QCAP. First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its position in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April by 9.6% in the second quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 526,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,990,000 after purchasing an additional 46,186 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April by 234.2% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 53,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,000 after buying an additional 37,732 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April in the fourth quarter valued at $950,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April in the third quarter valued at $547,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April by 8.9% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 1,130 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April

The FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF (QCAP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on QQQ ETF over a specific holding period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. QCAP was launched on Apr 19, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.