FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:XJUL) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 719.4% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:XJUL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,942 shares, a growth of 719.4% from the August 31st total of 237 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,639 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July Stock Up 0.2%

XJUL opened at $41.81 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $41.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.53. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July has a one year low of $38.07 and a one year high of $41.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arlington Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July in the 1st quarter valued at about $299,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 11,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after acquiring an additional 5,858 shares in the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July in the 1st quarter worth about $782,000. Finally, Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 36.4% during the first quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 21,959 shares of the company’s stock worth $854,000 after acquiring an additional 5,857 shares during the period.

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

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