FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (BATS:FMAR) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,495 shares, a decrease of 56.0% from the August 15th total of 39,777 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,461 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FMAR. 1776 Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. 1776 Wealth LLC now owns 27,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,316,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 5,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. FWG Investments LLC. raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 1.2% in the first quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 26,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,305,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 4.3% in the first quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 9,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March Price Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March stock opened at $53.49 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March has a one year low of $46.07 and a one year high of $53.78. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $52.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.34. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 0.59.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – March (FMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holding period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FMAR was launched on Mar 19, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.