FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,613 shares, an increase of 87.2% from the August 31st total of 15,816 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 14,637 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Down 0.1%

BATS FOCT opened at $54.07 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 52 week low of $46.63 and a 52 week high of $54.29. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $51.76.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 82.8% during the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 146,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,166,000 after acquiring an additional 66,278 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 11.6% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 295,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,077,000 after acquiring an additional 30,594 shares during the period. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October in the fourth quarter valued at $1,370,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 107,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,109,000 after purchasing an additional 14,767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 246.0% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 20,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,007,000 after purchasing an additional 14,617 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) 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. FOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.