FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:GAPR) Short Interest Down 35.5% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:GAPR) saw a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 38,226 shares, a decline of 35.5% from the July 30th total of 59,221 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,156 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GAPR. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $117,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 90.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 1,986 shares in the last quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 4,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Heartland Consultants Inc. acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $310,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of GAPR stock opened at $42.35 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April has a twelve month low of $38.79 and a twelve month high of $42.59. The company has a market cap of $251.14 million, a P/E ratio of 23.64 and a beta of 0.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.22.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (GAPR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GAPR was launched on Apr 21, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.