FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,317 shares, a decline of 33.7% from the July 30th total of 30,655 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,821 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February during the third quarter valued at approximately $424,000. Triumph Capital Management boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 10.9% in the third quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 17,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 1,706 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 63.6% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 37,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 14,563 shares during the period. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 57,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,419,000 after purchasing an additional 5,131 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February Stock Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February stock opened at $44.88 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $44.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $421.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 0.50. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February has a 52-week low of $39.84 and a 52-week high of $45.05.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (GFEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral GFEB was launched on Feb 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.