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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:GAPR) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 82,054 shares, a growth of 182.0% from the April 15th total of 29,098 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 150,021 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 4th quarter worth approximately $69,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $117,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 90.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after buying an additional 1,986 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of GAPR opened at $41.27 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April has a twelve month low of $37.25 and a twelve month high of $41.46. The stock has a market cap of $244.73 million, a PE ratio of 23.64 and a beta of 0.38. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $40.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.13.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (GAPR) 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. GAPR was launched on Apr 21, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.