FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XAPR) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XAPR) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,244 shares, a decrease of 40.8% from the June 15th total of 7,164 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,420 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of BATS XAPR opened at $37.78 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April has a 12-month low of $35.16 and a 12-month high of $37.95. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in XAPR. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Arlington Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $244,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 8,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 34.8% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 10,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,000 after acquiring an additional 2,704 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (XAPR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XAPR was launched on Apr 19, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.