FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,517 shares, a decline of 97.1% from the June 15th total of 51,687 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,060 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FOCT. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 1.7% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 15,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $832,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October in the 1st quarter valued at $345,000. WealthTrust Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 50.2% during the 1st quarter. WealthTrust Asset Management LLC now owns 6,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 2,286 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 295,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,077,000 after acquiring an additional 30,594 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 107,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,109,000 after acquiring an additional 14,767 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Up 0.2%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $52.68 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $51.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.11. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 12 month low of $44.82 and a 12 month high of $52.72. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) 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. FOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.