Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) Rises By 127.1%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,761 shares, an increase of 127.1% from the July 15th total of 1,216 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 8,203 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOCT. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 82.1% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 128,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,062,000 after buying an additional 58,088 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 112.8% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 34,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,372,000 after purchasing an additional 18,513 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 83.6% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 30,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,192,000 after purchasing an additional 13,804 shares in the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 6,243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter worth approximately $219,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $42.33 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $263.72 million, a PE ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.35. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a 52-week low of $37.22 and a 52-week high of $42.42. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.51.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October Company Profile

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.