FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 87.2% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,613 shares, a growth of 87.2% from the August 31st total of 15,816 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,637 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $54.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 52 week low of $46.63 and a 52 week high of $54.29. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $53.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 11.6% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 295,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,077,000 after buying an additional 30,594 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 82.8% in the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 146,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,166,000 after acquiring an additional 66,278 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 16.0% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 107,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,109,000 after acquiring an additional 14,767 shares during the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 90,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,454,000 after acquiring an additional 3,770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FWG Investments LLC. boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 51,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,444,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) 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. FOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.