FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:XMAR) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:XMAR) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 26,951 shares, an increase of 187.5% from the July 15th total of 9,374 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,353 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March Stock Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March stock opened at $43.31 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.70. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a 1 year low of $38.70 and a 1 year high of $43.34. The company has a market capitalization of $203.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.93 and a beta of 0.23.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XMAR. World Investment Advisors grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 32,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 10,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the first quarter valued at approximately $148,000. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the second quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, Independent Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the first quarter valued at approximately $249,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – March (XMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XMAR was launched on Mar 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.