FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) saw a large drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,693 shares, a drop of 40.7% from the July 15th total of 55,109 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,723 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Price Performance

BATS FMAR opened at $53.34 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $52.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.56. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a 12 month low of $45.45 and a 12 month high of $53.41. The company has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 896.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 226,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,557,000 after acquiring an additional 203,740 shares during the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March in the 2nd quarter valued at $53,000. MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 67.4% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 75,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,364,000 after purchasing an additional 30,206 shares in the last quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 21,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $965,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 68.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 930 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (FMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.