Short Interest in AB International Buffer ETF (NASDAQ:BUFI) Increases By 177.8%

AB International Buffer ETF (NASDAQ:BUFI) saw a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 48,353 shares, a growth of 177.8% from the January 29th total of 17,407 shares. Currently, 2.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 20,275 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 20,275 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AB International Buffer ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of AB International Buffer ETF by 144.7% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 1,153 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in AB International Buffer ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $451,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in AB International Buffer ETF by 68.8% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,203,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,446,000 after acquiring an additional 490,567 shares during the last quarter.

AB International Buffer ETF Trading Up 0.4%

BUFI opened at $41.83 on Thursday. AB International Buffer ETF has a 52-week low of $33.61 and a 52-week high of $41.91. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.69.

AB International Buffer ETF Company Profile

The AB International Buffer ETF Intl Buffer ETF (BUFI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund aims to participate in the price movement of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (ticker: EFA), up to a cap while buffering the first 10% decline. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer levels at each outcome period. BUFI was launched on Dec 9, 2024 and is issued by AB Funds.