FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) Short Interest Down 47.0% in June

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:GAUG) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,978 shares, a drop of 47.0% from the June 15th total of 9,386 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 16,049 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 1st quarter worth approximately $54,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 320.6% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 2,744 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August in the third quarter valued at approximately $142,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 9,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 381 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 818.8% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 14,493 shares during the period.

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

Shares of BATS GAUG opened at $41.60 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $41.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.11. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a one year low of $37.21 and a one year high of $41.68. The firm has a market cap of $276.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 0.50.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – August (GAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.