FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April (BATS:APXM) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April (BATS:APXM) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,403 shares, a decline of 42.7% from the April 30th total of 14,663 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,001 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 3.7% of the company’s shares are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April Trading Up 0.1%

APXM stock opened at $31.72 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April has a fifty-two week low of $30.05 and a fifty-two week high of $32.12. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $31.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $106,000. Cetera Investment Advisers purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $248,000. Sovran Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April during the 1st quarter worth approximately $250,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $257,000. Finally, Baer Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April during the 1st quarter worth approximately $401,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April Company Profile

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII – FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. The fund is co-managed by Vest Financial LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It uses derivatives such as FLexible EXchange Options that reference the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies.