FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) Short Interest Up 77.9% in July

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,692 shares, an increase of 77.9% from the June 30th total of 17,249 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 21,166 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

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

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 205.4% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,467,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,541,000 after purchasing an additional 987,354 shares in the last quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 376,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,571,000 after buying an additional 9,746 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 266,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,014,000 after buying an additional 10,243 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 198,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,204,000 after buying an additional 4,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 194,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,036,000 after acquiring an additional 1,923 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July Price Performance

GJUL stock opened at $43.86 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $43.43 and its 200-day moving average is $42.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $353.07 million, a PE ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 0.54. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July has a 1 year low of $39.05 and a 1 year high of $43.90.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (GJUL) 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 one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GJUL was launched on Jul 21, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.