Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) Drops By 76.7%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,216 shares, a drop of 76.7% from the June 30th total of 5,210 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 89,119 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

BATS GOCT opened at $41.57 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $41.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $258.98 million, a P/E ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.35. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a fifty-two week low of $36.67 and a fifty-two week high of $41.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GOCT. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 1.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 156,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,029,000 after purchasing an additional 1,803 shares during the period. Range Financial Group LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 15.0% during the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 47,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,850,000 after purchasing an additional 6,243 shares during the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 15.7% during the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 40,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,594,000 after purchasing an additional 5,453 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 7,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,000 after purchasing an additional 759 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 82.1% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 128,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,062,000 after purchasing an additional 58,088 shares during the last quarter.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (GOCT) 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. GOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.