FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August (BATS:AUGM) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 78.6% in October

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August (BATS:AUGM) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,838 shares, a drop of 78.6% from the October 15th total of 27,339 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,836 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August Price Performance

BATS:AUGM opened at $35.41 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August has a fifty-two week low of $33.54 and a fifty-two week high of $35.83. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $35.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at $13,427,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter valued at about $2,052,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August by 5.3% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 30,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,090,000 after buying an additional 1,541 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August by 38.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 30,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,018,000 after buying an additional 8,399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August in the third quarter worth about $1,000,000.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – August (AUGM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to provide a pre-determined investment outcome over a one year period. The exposure is reset annually in August AUGM was launched on Aug 16, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.