FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April (BATS:DAPR) Short Interest Up 112.1% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April (BATS:DAPR) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 44,746 shares, an increase of 112.1% from the July 30th total of 21,093 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,069 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.5 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April Stock Up 0.1%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April stock opened at $41.65 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $41.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.46. The firm has a market cap of $278.22 million, a P/E ratio of 23.58 and a beta of 0.41. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April has a twelve month low of $38.17 and a twelve month high of $41.72.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 165,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,516,000 after buying an additional 3,483 shares in the last quarter. Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April during the 1st quarter worth approximately $6,329,000. Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April by 20.6% during the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 81,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,245,000 after acquiring an additional 13,874 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 56,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,064 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April by 6.7% in the first quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC now owns 56,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,242,000 after purchasing an additional 3,527 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – April (DAPR) 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 shares over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. DAPR was launched on Apr 16, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.