FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) Stock Short Interest Climbs 646.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 66,783 shares, a growth of 646.3% from the September 15th total of 8,948 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 180,467 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 91.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 323,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,245,000 after purchasing an additional 154,701 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 293,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,195,000 after purchasing an additional 16,815 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 217,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,294,000 after purchasing an additional 7,696 shares during the last quarter. Schulz Wealth LTD. acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,895,000. Finally, SMART Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. SMART Wealth LLC now owns 52,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after purchasing an additional 4,164 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GSEP opened at $42.59 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $41.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.85. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September has a one year low of $37.40 and a one year high of $42.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $246.17 million, a PE ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 0.51.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (GSEP) 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. GSEP was launched on Sep 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.