FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:FAUG – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 71,857 shares, a growth of 686.9% from the August 15th total of 9,132 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 184,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Stock Performance
Shares of BATS FAUG opened at $57.63 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August has a fifty-two week low of $50.67 and a fifty-two week high of $58.07. The stock has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a PE ratio of 24.22 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $57.22 and a 200-day moving average of $55.43.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wells Fargo & Company MN purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August in the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Timbuktu Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Great Diamond Partners LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $215,000. Finally, NI Acquisitions Company LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $226,000.
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Company Profile
The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (FAUG) 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. FAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.
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