Short Interest in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFQ) Rises By 98.6%

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFQ) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 113,974 shares, a growth of 98.6% from the April 15th total of 57,377 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 153,791 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF Price Performance

BATS BUFQ opened at $38.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.39 and a beta of 0.72. The company’s fifty day moving average is $36.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.04. FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF has a 52-week low of $31.27 and a 52-week high of $38.91.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 29,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,072,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 98,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668 shares in the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 1,750 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 18,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $651,000 after acquiring an additional 2,797 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest Fund of Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs (BUFQ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that holds a laddered portfolio of FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs. BUFQ was launched on Jun 15, 2022 and is managed by First Trust.