Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) Drops By 90.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) saw a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 452 shares, a decrease of 90.3% from the July 30th total of 4,675 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,299 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September Stock Performance

Shares of BATS GSEP traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $41.73. 16,257 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 58,502. The company has a market cap of $241.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $41.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.06. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September has a 52 week low of $37.40 and a 52 week high of $41.86.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 1,019 shares during the last quarter. Reicon Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September in the fourth quarter worth $112,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 30.2% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September during the fourth quarter valued at $181,000.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (GSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GSEP was launched on Sep 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.