FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LTTI) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LTTI) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,159 shares, a growth of 146.7% from the July 30th total of 875 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,224 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA LTTI traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $17.62. 7,811 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,232. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.41. FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF has a 12 month low of $16.02 and a 12 month high of $20.93.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF during the third quarter worth about $247,000. Maridea Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $369,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $409,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $448,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF by 94.6% during the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 24,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after acquiring an additional 12,037 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF

The FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF (LTTI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund seeks to provide synthetic long exposure to the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (ticker: TLT). The fund also sells weekly FLEX call options and targets an annual income level of 5% higher than the underlying ETFs annual income yield. LTTI was launched on Feb 12, 2025 and is issued by First Trust.