FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) Short Interest Up 431.3% in June

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,953 shares, a growth of 431.3% from the June 15th total of 3,567 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 152,688 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 17,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 3.6% in the third quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC now owns 7,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the period. FWG Investments LLC. boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 30,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,550,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 1.1% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 27,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of FSEP stock opened at $55.52 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September has a 52 week low of $48.15 and a 52 week high of $55.55. The company has a market capitalization of $968.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.69 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $52.77.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (FSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.