FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,739 shares, a decrease of 32.9% from the June 30th total of 23,461 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,960 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.0 days.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October

A hedge fund recently raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) by 4.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 71,719 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,944 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 2.24% of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October worth $2,673,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $39.80 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a fifty-two week low of $35.93 and a fifty-two week high of $39.80. The company has a market capitalization of $127.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42 and a beta of 0.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $39.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.57.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (XOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.