FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:FAUG) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:FAUG) shares hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $56.45 and last traded at $56.45, with a volume of 7879 shares. The stock had previously closed at $56.30.

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

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $55.68 and a 200 day moving average of $53.93. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 24.22 and a beta of 0.63.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FAUG. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 333,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,287,000 after purchasing an additional 54,928 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 11.2% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 271,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,038,000 after acquiring an additional 27,228 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 220,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,654,000 after acquiring an additional 8,999 shares during the last quarter. MBL Wealth LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. MBL Wealth LLC now owns 162,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,606,000 after acquiring an additional 32,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 18.3% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 112,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,842,000 after acquiring an additional 17,488 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (FAUG) 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. FAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.