FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) Short Interest Up 185.4% in June

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 71,326 shares, an increase of 185.4% from the May 31st total of 24,993 shares. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,481 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.4 days.

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF Price Performance

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF stock opened at $24.99 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $24.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.68. FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF has a 1 year low of $20.88 and a 1 year high of $25.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its stake in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 408,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,413,000 after buying an additional 21,250 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $400,000. Brookstone Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $362,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 67,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,547,000 after acquiring an additional 1,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 161.6% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 39,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $922,000 after acquiring an additional 24,689 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

The FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in an equal-weighted, laddered portfolio of four FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs. The fund targets specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) BUFS was launched on May 29, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.