Short Interest in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LTTI) Rises By 78.8%

FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LTTI) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,590 shares, a growth of 78.8% from the December 31st total of 10,396 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,526 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 2.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,526 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

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

NYSEARCA:LTTI traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $19.11. The company had a trading volume of 3,649 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,582. FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF has a 52 week low of $18.27 and a 52 week high of $21.12. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $19.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF in the first quarter valued at $1,008,000. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF by 18.2% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 45,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after purchasing an additional 6,990 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF by 102.4% during the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after purchasing an additional 16,059 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,729,000. Finally, Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $247,000.

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.