FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,210 shares, a decrease of 41.9% from the June 15th total of 8,971 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 38,146 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 156,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,029,000 after buying an additional 1,803 shares during the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 15.0% in the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 47,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,850,000 after acquiring an additional 6,243 shares during the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 15.7% in the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 40,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 5,453 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 7,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,000 after acquiring an additional 759 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 82.1% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 128,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,062,000 after acquiring an additional 58,088 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October Trading Up 0.1%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $41.80 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a 12-month low of $36.61 and a 12-month high of $41.80. The stock has a market cap of $260.41 million, a P/E ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $41.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.15.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (GOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.