FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:FFEB) Stock Short Interest Jumps 556.1%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (BATS:FFEB) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 29,457 shares, an increase of 556.1% from the September 15th total of 4,490 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 99,515 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FFEB. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 24.9% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 159,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,932,000 after purchasing an additional 31,880 shares during the last quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 77.6% in the first quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC now owns 18,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,059,000 after purchasing an additional 8,286 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February by 219.7% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,549,000 after buying an additional 103,768 shares during the last quarter. Semus Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,377,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February in the third quarter worth $825,000.

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

Shares of FFEB opened at $63.20 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.75. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February has a 1-year low of $54.47 and a 1-year high of $63.24. The company has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.30 and a beta of 0.59.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – February (FFEB) 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. FFEB was launched on Feb 21, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.