FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) Short Interest Update

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 71,326 shares, an increase of 185.4% from the May 31st total of 24,993 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of BATS:BUFS opened at $25.02 on Tuesday. FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF has a 12 month low of $20.88 and a 12 month high of $25.04. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $24.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 408,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,413,000 after purchasing an additional 21,250 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 161.6% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 39,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $922,000 after buying an additional 24,689 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new stake in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF in the first quarter worth $362,000. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 23,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 6.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 734,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,934,000 after buying an additional 45,855 shares during the period.

About FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

The FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in an equal-weighted, laddered portfolio of four FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs. The fund targets specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) BUFS was launched on May 29, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.