Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) Declines By 78.7%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 508 shares, a decline of 78.7% from the April 30th total of 2,382 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 255,205 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Grantvest Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Grantvest Financial Group LLC now owns 12,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares during the period. NWF Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 14,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $554,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 10,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 9,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares during the period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 479 shares in the last quarter.

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

GSEP opened at $40.78 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September has a 12 month low of $35.45 and a 12 month high of $40.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $235.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 0.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $39.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.00.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September Company Profile

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.