Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XAPR) Declines By 88.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:XAPR) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 452 shares, a decrease of 88.3% from the July 30th total of 3,879 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,571 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of XAPR stock opened at $38.42 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April has a 52-week low of $35.49 and a 52-week high of $38.43. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $37.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Arlington Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the third quarter valued at about $244,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 3.7% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 8,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 34.8% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 10,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 2,704 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the second quarter worth about $520,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (XAPR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XAPR was launched on Apr 19, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.