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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 10,025 shares, a drop of 55.3% from the May 14th total of 22,418 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,059 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

BATS:GAUG opened at $41.14 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $273.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $40.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.71. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a 1-year low of $36.13 and a 1-year high of $41.32.

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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GAUG. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 320.6% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after purchasing an additional 2,744 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $142,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 9,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 818.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after purchasing an additional 14,493 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (GAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.