FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:YSEP) Short Interest Update

FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:YSEP) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 42,687 shares, an increase of 75.2% from the June 15th total of 24,364 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,531 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.4 days.

FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September Price Performance

YSEP stock opened at $27.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $121.44 million, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.60. FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September has a 1 year low of $23.87 and a 1 year high of $27.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $27.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sterling Manor Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Manor Financial LLC now owns 383,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,971,000 after purchasing an additional 2,745 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 240,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,137,000 after purchasing an additional 31,548 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 219,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,723,000 after buying an additional 31,362 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September by 53.4% in the first quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 217,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,749,000 after buying an additional 75,765 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clear Creek Financial Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 132,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,450,000 after buying an additional 2,136 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September

The FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF – September (YSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the EFA ETF over a specific holding period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. YSEP was launched on Sep 17, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.