Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September (BATS:SEPM) Expands By 284.9%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September (BATS:SEPM) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,031 shares, an increase of 284.9% from the April 30th total of 4,685 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,608 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SEPM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September during the first quarter worth $289,000. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September during the second quarter worth $203,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September during the third quarter worth $822,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September during the third quarter worth $197,000. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September by 66.8% during the third quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 7,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,000 after buying an additional 2,922 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September Stock Performance

SEPM opened at $32.72 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September has a 52 week low of $30.29 and a 52 week high of $32.74. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.94.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – September (SEPM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to provide a pre-determined investment outcome over a one year period. The exposure is reset annually in September SEPM was launched on Sep 20, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.