FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) saw a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 55,109 shares, an increase of 270.3% from the June 30th total of 14,883 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,783 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.6 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of BATS:FMAR opened at $52.27 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s fifty day moving average is $52.15 and its 200 day moving average is $49.98. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a 52 week low of $44.97 and a 52 week high of $52.67.

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

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 96.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 382,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,539,000 after acquiring an additional 187,478 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 289,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,047,000 after purchasing an additional 18,242 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 896.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 226,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,557,000 after purchasing an additional 203,740 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 118,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,638,000 after purchasing an additional 5,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 28.4% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 106,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,185,000 after purchasing an additional 23,628 shares during the period.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (FMAR) 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. FMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.