FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) Short Interest Down 98.0% in May

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 109 shares, a decline of 98.0% from the May 14th total of 5,354 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 51,311 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

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

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September stock opened at $54.06 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September has a 1 year low of $46.63 and a 1 year high of $55.11. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.19. The firm has a market cap of $943.35 million, a PE ratio of 24.69 and a beta of 0.62.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FSEP. Atria Investments Inc raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 217.1% during the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 144,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,311,000 after acquiring an additional 99,051 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 590.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 102,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,156,000 after acquiring an additional 87,590 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 251,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,956,000 after buying an additional 34,124 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 57.3% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 67,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,456,000 after purchasing an additional 24,417 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 452,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,318,000 after acquiring an additional 22,816 shares in the last quarter.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (FSEP) 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. FSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.