FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,226 shares, a drop of 63.0% from the June 15th total of 33,073 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 39,777 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 419.5% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 5,466 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 156.0% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,808,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,102,124 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 74,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,839,000 after purchasing an additional 2,308 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 35.8% during the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after buying an additional 1,565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 42.6% during the 3rd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 6,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 1,828 shares during the last quarter.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July stock opened at $59.78 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a twelve month low of $51.93 and a twelve month high of $59.87. The firm has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $59.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.18.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (FJUL) 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. FJUL was launched on Jul 17, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.