Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) Declines By 93.5%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 347 shares, a decline of 93.5% from the May 14th total of 5,298 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,840 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $41.13 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a one year low of $35.65 and a one year high of $41.53. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $40.50 and its 200 day moving average is $39.70. The stock has a market cap of $256.24 million, a P/E ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.35.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GOCT. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 82.1% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 128,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,062,000 after buying an additional 58,088 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 112.8% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 34,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after buying an additional 18,513 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 83.6% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 30,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,192,000 after purchasing an additional 13,804 shares in the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 15.0% in the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 47,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,850,000 after purchasing an additional 6,243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the fourth quarter worth $219,000.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (GOCT) 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. GOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.