FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 63,263 shares, an increase of 115.5% from the July 15th total of 29,355 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 55,485 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:BUFS opened at $25.46 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $25.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.18. FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF has a 52 week low of $21.52 and a 52 week high of $25.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BUFS. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new stake in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $362,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF in the first quarter worth $400,000. NewEdge Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF during the first quarter valued at $461,000. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 23,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,000 after purchasing an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 161.6% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 39,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,000 after purchasing an additional 24,689 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

The FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in an equal-weighted, laddered portfolio of four FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs. The fund targets specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) BUFS was launched on May 29, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.