FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 10,998 shares, an increase of 532.4% from the May 14th total of 1,739 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,610 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 143.3% during the 1st quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 15,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $749,000 after acquiring an additional 9,096 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March in the first quarter valued at about $202,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 38.4% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 1,723 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 37,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,825,000 after buying an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March during the first quarter worth $346,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Stock Performance

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March stock opened at $51.50 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a twelve month low of $43.78 and a twelve month high of $52.37. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.86.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (FMAR) 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 the SPY over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.