Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May (BATS:MAYM) Grows By 293.6%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May (BATS:MAYMGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 26,187 shares, an increase of 293.6% from the May 14th total of 6,653 shares. Approximately 4.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 70,487 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May Price Performance

Shares of MAYM traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $32.90. The stock had a trading volume of 168 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,176. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.42. FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May has a fifty-two week low of $31.00 and a fifty-two week high of $33.13.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MAYM. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $724,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $162,000. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May during the 2nd quarter valued at $665,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May during the 2nd quarter valued at $101,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May during the 3rd quarter valued at $57,000.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May

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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII – FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – May is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. The fund is co-managed by Vest Financial LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It uses derivatives such as FLexible EXchange Options that reference the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to create its portfolio.

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