Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) Rises By 98.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (BATS:FJUL) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,250 shares, a growth of 98.3% from the June 30th total of 12,226 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 33,750 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 419.5% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after buying an additional 5,466 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 156.0% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,808,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,574,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102,124 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 74,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,839,000 after acquiring an additional 2,308 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 35.8% in the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,565 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July by 42.6% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 6,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,828 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July Stock Performance

BATS:FJUL opened at $59.19 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July has a 1 year low of $52.24 and a 1 year high of $60.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $59.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.63.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (FJUL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FJUL was launched on Jul 17, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.