AB International Buffer ETF (NASDAQ:BUFI) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

AB International Buffer ETF (NASDAQ:BUFI) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 108 shares, a decrease of 92.7% from the August 15th total of 1,486 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,936 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

AB International Buffer ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of BUFI traded down $0.21 on Thursday, reaching $42.98. The stock had a trading volume of 1,124 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,497. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.99. AB International Buffer ETF has a 12-month low of $38.46 and a 12-month high of $43.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AB International Buffer ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AB International Buffer ETF by 144.7% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 1,153 shares during the last quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in AB International Buffer ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $427,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of AB International Buffer ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $451,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of AB International Buffer ETF by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,568,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,089,000 after purchasing an additional 365,098 shares during the period.

About AB International Buffer ETF

The AB International Buffer ETF Intl Buffer ETF (BUFI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund aims to participate in the price movement of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (ticker: EFA), up to a cap while buffering the first 10% decline. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer levels at each outcome period. BUFI was launched on Dec 9, 2024 and is issued by AB Funds.