FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 17,249 shares, an increase of 634.3% from the June 15th total of 2,349 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GJUL. Diligent Investors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 26.3% in the 3rd quarter. Diligent Investors LLC now owns 26,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,080,000 after buying an additional 5,550 shares during the period. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 127.7% in the third quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC now owns 29,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,000 after purchasing an additional 16,545 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 205.4% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,467,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,541,000 after purchasing an additional 987,354 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July during the third quarter valued at about $305,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July in the third quarter worth about $834,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of GJUL opened at $43.63 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $351.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $43.22 and a 200-day moving average of $42.11. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July has a 52 week low of $38.94 and a 52 week high of $43.68.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (GJUL) 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 one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GJUL was launched on Jul 21, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.