Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Declines By 56.0%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,495 shares, a decrease of 56.0% from the August 15th total of 39,777 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,461 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 96.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 382,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,539,000 after buying an additional 187,478 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 6.7% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 289,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,047,000 after buying an additional 18,242 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 896.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 226,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,557,000 after acquiring an additional 203,740 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 118,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,638,000 after purchasing an additional 5,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 28.4% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 106,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,185,000 after buying an additional 23,628 shares during the period.

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

FMAR opened at $53.49 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a 12 month low of $46.07 and a 12 month high of $53.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $52.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.34. The stock has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March

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.