FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:XAUG) Short Interest Down 39.6% in June

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:XAUG) was the target of a large drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,147 shares, a drop of 39.6% from the June 15th total of 25,091 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 73,860 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 2.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $94,000. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August in the 1st quarter worth approximately $666,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 21.2% during the 1st quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 12,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,115 shares during the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $358,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August by 160.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 133,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,969,000 after buying an additional 82,376 shares during the period.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $39.20 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $38.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.12. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a twelve month low of $35.91 and a twelve month high of $39.26.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – August (XAUG) 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 one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.