FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May (BATS:SMAY) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May (BATS:SMAY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,328 shares, a growth of 512.0% from the April 15th total of 217 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,791 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SMAY. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 58,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,515,000 after acquiring an additional 1,165 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $708,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 68.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 46.1% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 36,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 11,393 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $120,000.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May Trading Up 0.1%

SMAY opened at $27.19 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May has a twelve month low of $22.98 and a twelve month high of $27.24. The firm has a market cap of $111.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.22.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May (SMAY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. SMAY was launched on May 19, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.