FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) Short Interest Up 232.1% in July

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 80,530 shares, a growth of 232.1% from the July 15th total of 24,250 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 70,633 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July Price Performance

BATS FJUL opened at $61.33 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.63. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a 1-year low of $53.02 and a 1-year high of $61.58. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 156.0% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,808,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,574,000 after buying an additional 1,102,124 shares during the period. Integrity Alliance LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the fourth quarter worth $2,493,000. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 4th quarter valued at $2,123,000. 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 acquiring an additional 30,659 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 32.9% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 108,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,959,000 after acquiring an additional 26,972 shares in the last quarter.

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.