FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,295 shares, an increase of 186.5% from the August 15th total of 452 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,684 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GSEP. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 1,019 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 30.2% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September in the fourth quarter worth approximately $181,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Finally, Kingdom Financial Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September during the fourth quarter worth approximately $227,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of GSEP stock opened at $41.97 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $242.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 0.51. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September has a 1-year low of $37.40 and a 1-year high of $42.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.34.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (GSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GSEP was launched on Sep 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.