FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (BATS:FMAY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jul 3rd, 2026

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (BATS:FMAY – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 122,190 shares, a growth of 69.9% from the May 31st total of 71,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 97,853 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May stock opened at $56.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 23.87 and a beta of 0.57. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May has a 12 month low of $49.91 and a 12 month high of $56.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $55.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allen Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May in the 1st quarter valued at $207,000. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May in the 1st quarter worth $346,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 266,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,047,000 after purchasing an additional 24,007 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May in the first quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May by 2.2% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 117,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,221,000 after purchasing an additional 2,521 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May

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The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – May (FMAY) 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. FMAY was launched on May 15, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.