FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LQTI) Short Interest Update

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LQTI) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,366 shares, a decline of 59.5% from the August 31st total of 20,640 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 160,802 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of LQTI stock traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $18.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 53,821 shares, compared to its average volume of 98,476. The business has a fifty day moving average of $18.66 and a 200-day moving average of $19.14. FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF has a twelve month low of $18.02 and a twelve month high of $22.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LQTI. Rise Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 10,901.4% in the 4th quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 827,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,650,000 after purchasing an additional 820,002 shares in the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $11,802,000. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC raised its holdings in FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 24.1% in the fourth quarter. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC now owns 1,904,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,323,000 after buying an additional 369,463 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 23.1% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,890,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,035,000 after buying an additional 355,169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 126.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 469,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,185,000 after buying an additional 261,680 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF Company Profile

The FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF (LQTI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation through a synthetic long exposure to the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and a partial covered call strategy. It seeks an annual rate of approximately 5% over LQDs current annual yield. LQTI was launched on Feb 12, 2025 and is issued by First Trust.