FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September (BATS:QSPT) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September (BATS:QSPT) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,365 shares, a growth of 151.7% from the May 31st total of 36,294 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,174 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.0 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September Price Performance

BATS QSPT opened at $34.38 on Monday. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September has a 52 week low of $29.33 and a 52 week high of $34.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $474.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.09 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of $34.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.46.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September by 65.5% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 1,127 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September by 940.0% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 19,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 1,264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September by 16.4% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 29,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after buying an additional 4,182 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September

The FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – September (QSPT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on QQQ ETF over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. QSPT was launched on Sep 17, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.