FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:YMAR) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 128.3% in October

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:YMAR) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,886 shares, a growth of 128.3% from the September 30th total of 3,454 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,699 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BIP Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the first quarter valued at approximately $8,167,000. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $501,000. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $894,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 1st quarter worth approximately $684,000. Finally, Maia Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 31,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $924,000 after buying an additional 10,350 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of YMAR stock opened at $29.00 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $29.14 and a 200-day moving average of $28.39. FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a 12-month low of $25.86 and a 12-month high of $29.50. The firm has a market cap of $158.05 million, a P/E ratio of 17.39 and a beta of 0.56.

About FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

The FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – March (YMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the EFA ETF over a specific holding period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. YMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.