FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,679 shares, a growth of 172.7% from the June 30th total of 18,953 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 17,970 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSEP. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 3.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 23,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,031,000 after buying an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September in the second quarter valued at about $411,000. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $613,000. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 32,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,579,000 after acquiring an additional 4,233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 247.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 991 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September Stock Performance

Shares of FSEP stock opened at $55.10 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September has a twelve month low of $48.22 and a twelve month high of $55.58. The business’s 50 day moving average is $54.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.02. The company has a market capitalization of $961.50 million, a P/E ratio of 24.69 and a beta of 0.62.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (FSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.