FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,963 shares, a decrease of 62.1% from the August 31st total of 76,328 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,053 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FJUL. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the second quarter valued at approximately $56,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 12.9% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 15,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $842,000 after buying an additional 1,754 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 229.3% during the 2nd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 23,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,418,000 after purchasing an additional 16,589 shares during the last quarter. Schulz Wealth LTD. bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,006,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 219.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,888,000 after purchasing an additional 21,792 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July Stock Performance

Shares of FJUL stock opened at $61.60 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a 52 week low of $53.53 and a 52 week high of $61.75. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.96. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.63.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (FJUL) 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. FJUL was launched on Jul 17, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.