FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) Stock Short Interest Jumps 68.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,085 shares, an increase of 68.3% from the September 30th total of 3,021 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 6,765 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GFEB. Founders Financial Securities LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,796,000. Madrona Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February in the third quarter worth approximately $2,321,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 41.9% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 149,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,149,000 after buying an additional 44,161 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February in the third quarter valued at $1,623,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 12.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 293,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,056,000 after buying an additional 33,144 shares in the last quarter.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February stock opened at $45.03 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February has a 12-month low of $40.32 and a 12-month high of $45.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $423.28 million, a PE ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.51.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (GFEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral GFEB was launched on Feb 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.