FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:FAUG) Stock Short Interest Report for October

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (BATS:FAUG) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 27,434 shares, a decrease of 55.1% from the October 15th total of 61,107 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,529 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FAUG. Founders Financial Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter worth approximately $1,979,000. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 4.6% in the second quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 245,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,883,000 after acquiring an additional 10,726 shares during the last quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $726,000. REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 131,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,567,000 after acquiring an additional 9,668 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $646,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August Trading Down 0.3%

FAUG stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $57.28. The company had a trading volume of 17,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 46,083. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $57.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.76. The company has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.22 and a beta of 0.63. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August has a fifty-two week low of $50.67 and a fifty-two week high of $58.50.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August (FAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.