FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Short Interest Up 532.4% in May

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jun 10th, 2026

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 10,998 shares, a growth of 532.4% from the May 14th total of 1,739 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 16,610 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March in the 2nd quarter valued at about $53,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 68.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March in the 1st quarter valued at about $172,000.

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

Shares of BATS FMAR opened at $51.80 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a 52-week low of $43.78 and a 52-week high of $52.37. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $51.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.82.

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

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The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (FMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.