FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:XMAR) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 62.7% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:XMAR) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 40,703 shares, a growth of 62.7% from the September 15th total of 25,020 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,279 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March Price Performance

BATS XMAR opened at $43.67 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a 1-year low of $39.13 and a 1-year high of $43.81. The company has a market capitalization of $205.25 million, a P/E ratio of 24.93 and a beta of 0.23. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $43.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.73.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 32,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 14.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 24,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,065,000 after purchasing an additional 3,008 shares in the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $139,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March during the 1st quarter worth approximately $148,000. Finally, Nvest Financial LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $206,000.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March (XMAR) 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. XMAR was launched on Mar 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.