FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,239 shares, a decrease of 63.3% from the April 30th total of 6,097 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,650 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Up 0.1%

XOCT stock opened at $39.38 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.92. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a twelve month low of $34.74 and a twelve month high of $39.39. The firm has a market cap of $126.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42 and a beta of 0.26.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October

An institutional investor recently raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock. Arlington Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) by 6.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,956 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the period. Arlington Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.22% of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October worth $259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (XOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.