FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,963 shares, a decline of 62.1% from the August 31st total of 76,328 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 16,053 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 255,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,000,000 after purchasing an additional 24,256 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 32.9% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 108,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,959,000 after buying an additional 26,972 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 25.0% during the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 65,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,905,000 after buying an additional 13,133 shares in the last quarter. Schulz Wealth LTD. bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,006,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 219.7% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,888,000 after buying an additional 21,792 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July Stock Down 0.4%

BATS FJUL opened at $61.36 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $60.95 and its 200-day moving average is $59.00. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a 12-month low of $53.53 and a 12-month high of $61.75. The firm has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.63.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (FJUL) 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. FJUL was launched on Jul 17, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.