FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XAPR) Short Interest Up 130.2% in May

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XAPR) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 9,954 shares, an increase of 130.2% from the May 14th total of 4,324 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 13,695 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Arlington Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 6.7% in the first quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. VestGen Investment Management lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. VestGen Investment Management now owns 16,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,443 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,090,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 34.8% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 10,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 2,704 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April Stock Performance

XAPR stock opened at $37.54 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $37.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.78. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April has a twelve month low of $34.61 and a twelve month high of $37.74.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (XAPR) 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 one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XAPR was launched on Apr 19, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.