Short Interest in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFQ) Rises By 98.6%

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFQ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 113,974 shares, a growth of 98.6% from the April 15th total of 57,377 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 153,791 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BUFQ. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 80,368.1% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 133,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,787,000 after purchasing an additional 133,411 shares during the last quarter. Claris Financial LLC bought a new position in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,160,000. Prism Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. now owns 166,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,870,000 after purchasing an additional 23,340 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF by 56.4% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 59,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,142,000 after purchasing an additional 21,559 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. bought a new position in FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $297,000.

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of BUFQ stock opened at $38.76 on Friday. FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF has a 12-month low of $31.27 and a 12-month high of $38.91. The company has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.39 and a beta of 0.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $36.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.04.

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest Fund of Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs (BUFQ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that holds a laddered portfolio of FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs. BUFQ was launched on Jun 15, 2022 and is managed by First Trust.