FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:XOCT) saw a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,339 shares, a drop of 43.2% from the August 31st total of 4,115 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,835 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in XOCT. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the second quarter worth about $266,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the second quarter valued at about $7,556,000. Bullseye Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the second quarter valued at about $353,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 71,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,673,000 after acquiring an additional 2,944 shares during the period. Finally, Arlington Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of BATS:XOCT opened at $40.39 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $129.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42 and a beta of 0.26. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a 12-month low of $36.64 and a 12-month high of $40.43. The business’s 50 day moving average is $40.11 and its 200 day moving average is $39.28.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – October (XOCT) 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. XOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.