Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:FFEB) Grows By 417.6%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:FFEB) saw a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,150 shares, a growth of 417.6% from the May 31st total of 5,052 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,409 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 396,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,155,000 after buying an additional 126,694 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 219.7% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,549,000 after acquiring an additional 103,768 shares during the period. Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 1,044.2% in the 3rd quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 74,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,130,000 after acquiring an additional 68,341 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 661.7% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 45,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,561,000 after acquiring an additional 39,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 24.9% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 159,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,932,000 after acquiring an additional 31,880 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Stock Performance

Shares of FFEB opened at $60.30 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February has a 52 week low of $52.00 and a 52 week high of $61.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.30 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $60.25 and a 200-day moving average of $58.08.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (FFEB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FFEB was launched on Feb 21, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.