FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,129 shares, an increase of 121.3% from the April 30th total of 1,414 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 45,262 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Faithward Advisors LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July during the third quarter worth about $556,000. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 23.9% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 146,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,041,000 after purchasing an additional 28,319 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 231,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,950,000 after purchasing an additional 30,659 shares during the period. Griffith & Werner Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 3rd quarter valued at about $518,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 479.3% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 14,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $797,000 after purchasing an additional 12,050 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July Trading Up 0.2%

FJUL stock opened at $59.22 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $57.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.31. The firm has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.63. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a 1-year low of $49.14 and a 1-year high of $59.23.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (FJUL) 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. FJUL was launched on Jul 17, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.