FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,418 shares, an increase of 328.0% from the April 30th total of 5,238 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,530 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.
FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August Trading Up 0.1%
BATS GAUG traded up $0.03 on Friday, hitting $41.26. 14,913 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,527. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $40.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.53. The company has a market cap of $274.38 million, a P/E ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.50. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a 1-year low of $35.67 and a 1-year high of $41.29.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 1st quarter valued at about $54,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 320.6% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after purchasing an additional 2,744 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at about $142,000. Archer Investment Corp lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 4,922 shares during the period. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 381 shares during the period.
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.
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