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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May (BATS:GMAY) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,587 shares, a growth of 108.7% from the April 30th total of 16,574 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 280,762 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $16,688,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 337,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,218,000 after acquiring an additional 16,458 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 15.0% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 201,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,257,000 after acquiring an additional 26,214 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 187,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,738,000 after acquiring an additional 14,847 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Milestone Asset Management LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 136,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,641,000 after acquiring an additional 3,222 shares in the last quarter.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May stock opened at $43.22 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $349.22 million, a P/E ratio of 24.47 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $42.14 and its 200 day moving average is $41.57. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May has a twelve month low of $37.92 and a twelve month high of $43.51.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – May (GMAY) 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. GMAY was launched on May 19, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.