FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April (BATS:FAPR) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April (BATS:FAPR) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 106,061 shares, an increase of 341.3% from the April 15th total of 24,034 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 167,480 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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

Shares of FAPR stock opened at $46.16 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $897.81 million, a P/E ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.60. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April has a twelve month low of $40.66 and a twelve month high of $46.22. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.56.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FAPR. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 8,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the last quarter.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – April (FAPR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FAPR was launched on Apr 16, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.