FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Short Interest Up 186.1% in June

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,687 shares, a growth of 186.1% from the May 31st total of 18,064 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,137 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Price Performance

Shares of BATS FOCT opened at $51.86 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $51.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $992.08 million, a P/E ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 1 year low of $44.56 and a 1 year high of $52.43.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FOCT. FWG Investments LLC. increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 51,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,444,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 6,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 13.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 15,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $776,000 after acquiring an additional 944 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Company Profile

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.