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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,515 shares, a drop of 38.2% from the August 15th total of 4,067 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,259 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October Trading Up 0.5%

BATS:GOCT opened at $42.56 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $42.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.00. The firm has a market cap of $265.15 million, a P/E ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.35. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a 12 month low of $37.88 and a 12 month high of $42.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 156,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,029,000 after buying an additional 1,803 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 19.5% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 11,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,857 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $218,000. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 15.7% during the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 40,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 5,453 shares during the last quarter.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (GOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.