FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) Short Interest Down 82.5% in April

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,238 shares, a decline of 82.5% from the April 15th total of 29,885 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 13,205 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GAUG. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 88.8% during the 3rd quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 17,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $679,000 after acquiring an additional 8,277 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 156.2% during the 3rd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 8,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 4,922 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at $142,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 818.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 14,493 shares during the period. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 9,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after acquiring an additional 381 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August Stock Down 0.0%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $40.85 on Tuesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a 52-week low of $35.42 and a 52-week high of $40.93. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.32. The company has a market cap of $271.65 million, a P/E ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.50.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (GAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.