FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (BATS:FMAY) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (BATS:FMAY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 122,190 shares, an increase of 69.9% from the May 31st total of 71,900 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 97,853 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May Price Performance

Shares of BATS FMAY opened at $56.16 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $55.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.35. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May has a one year low of $49.91 and a one year high of $56.57. The company has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.87 and a beta of 0.57.

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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 496,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,541,000 after buying an additional 13,804 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 9.9% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 266,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,047,000 after acquiring an additional 24,007 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 7.4% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 253,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,679,000 after acquiring an additional 17,361 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 26.8% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 253,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,524,000 after acquiring an additional 53,495 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 35.2% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 164,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,802,000 after acquiring an additional 42,895 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (FMAY) 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. FMAY was launched on May 15, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.