FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFD) Short Interest Up 1,682.0% in August

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFD) saw a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 190,940 shares, a growth of 1,682.0% from the July 30th total of 10,715 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 279,977 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of BATS:BUFD traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $30.20. The stock had a trading volume of 416,786 shares, compared to its average volume of 282,798. The company has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.41. FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF has a 12 month low of $27.00 and a 12 month high of $30.64. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $29.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 181,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,137,000 after buying an additional 1,224 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 28,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $799,000 after acquiring an additional 2,680 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF by 41.2% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 13,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 3,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FSA Advisors Inc. raised its position in FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF by 16.8% during the fourth quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 30,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after purchasing an additional 4,370 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs (BUFD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively-managed fund-of-funds that holds a laddered portfolio of FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETFs. BUFD was launched on Jan 20, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.