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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:GMAR) was the target of a large decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,118 shares, a decline of 67.0% from the April 15th total of 63,910 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,349 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March Price Performance

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March stock opened at $43.92 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a one year low of $37.75 and a one year high of $43.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $495.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.71 and a beta of 0.41. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.40.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GMAR. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 15.1% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 219,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,165,000 after buying an additional 28,799 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 358.2% in the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 154,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,030,000 after purchasing an additional 121,020 shares during the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 13.3% in the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 127,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,268,000 after purchasing an additional 14,930 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 97,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,926,000 after acquiring an additional 9,387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 40,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,329 shares during the last quarter.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (GMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GMAR was launched on Mar 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.