FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) Stock Short Interest Falls 79.5%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,870 shares, a drop of 79.5% from the September 15th total of 67,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,980 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 43,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,698,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 10,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after acquiring an additional 911 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August in the 1st quarter valued at $54,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August in the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 78,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,044,000 after acquiring an additional 1,605 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August Price Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $42.57 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $42.11 and its 200-day moving average is $41.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $283.09 million, a PE ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.50. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a fifty-two week low of $37.99 and a fifty-two week high of $42.60.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (GAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.