FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) Short Interest Down 93.5% in May

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 347 shares, a drop of 93.5% from the May 14th total of 5,298 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,840 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GOCT. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter worth $76,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 3rd quarter worth $138,000.

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

Shares of BATS GOCT traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $41.13. The company had a trading volume of 2,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,561. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.70. The stock has a market cap of $256.24 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 52-week low of $35.65 and a 52-week high of $41.53.

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.