FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,085 shares, a growth of 68.3% from the September 30th total of 3,021 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,765 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February Price Performance

Shares of BATS GFEB opened at $45.03 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February has a 12 month low of $40.32 and a 12 month high of $45.49. The company has a market cap of $423.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 0.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.51.

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

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Citadel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 238.2% during the second quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 16,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 11,862 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 41.9% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 149,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,149,000 after acquiring an additional 44,161 shares in the last quarter. Diligent Investors LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $787,000. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,623,000. Finally, Range Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 201.6% in the 1st quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 39,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,624,000 after purchasing an additional 26,410 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (GFEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral GFEB was launched on Feb 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.