FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) Short Interest Down 32.9% in July

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,739 shares, a drop of 32.9% from the June 30th total of 23,461 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,960 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock. Arlington Capital Management Inc. raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) by 6.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,956 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. owned 0.22% of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October worth $259,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $39.80 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.57. The company has a market capitalization of $127.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42 and a beta of 0.26. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a 1 year low of $35.93 and a 1 year high of $39.80.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (XOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.