FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:YMAR) Short Interest Up 84.2% in July

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:YMAR) saw a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 48,857 shares, an increase of 84.2% from the July 15th total of 26,525 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,443 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 14.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in YMAR. BIP Wealth LLC bought a new position in FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 1st quarter worth approximately $8,167,000. Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA bought a new position in shares of FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 1st quarter worth $6,856,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March during the first quarter valued at about $684,000. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March during the 4th quarter valued at about $550,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 74.1% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 40,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after acquiring an additional 17,084 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March Stock Performance

Shares of BATS YMAR opened at $29.34 on Friday. FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a 52 week low of $25.73 and a 52 week high of $29.42. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $28.77 and its 200 day moving average is $28.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $159.90 million, a P/E ratio of 17.39 and a beta of 0.56.

About FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

The FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – March (YMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the EFA ETF over a specific holding period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. YMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.