FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 87.2% in September

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

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

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 82.8% in the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 146,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,166,000 after buying an additional 66,278 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 295,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,077,000 after buying an additional 30,594 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,370,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $5,109,000 after buying an additional 14,767 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 246.0% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 20,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,007,000 after acquiring an additional 14,617 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $54.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a twelve month low of $46.63 and a twelve month high of $54.29. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $53.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.72.

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.