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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,889 shares, an increase of 942.0% from the October 15th total of 1,237 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 8,937 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Trading Down 0.2%

BATS XOCT traded down $0.08 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $40.31. 3,748 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,955. The company has a market cap of $128.99 million, a PE ratio of 24.42 and a beta of 0.26. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a fifty-two week low of $36.64 and a fifty-two week high of $40.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $40.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.19.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 71,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,870,000 after purchasing an additional 3,070 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $531,000. Arlington Capital Management INC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. Arlington Capital Management INC now owns 7,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 11.9% in the third quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 27,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,107,000 after buying an additional 2,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the second quarter valued at approximately $266,000.

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.