FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February (BATS:GFEB) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,085 shares, an increase of 68.3% from the September 30th total of 3,021 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,765 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

GFEB stock opened at $45.00 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.54. The company has a market cap of $423 million, a P/E ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 0.50. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February has a fifty-two week low of $40.32 and a fifty-two week high of $45.49.

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

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February in the 1st quarter worth $226,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 76.2% during the 1st quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,827 shares in the last quarter. Schulz Wealth LTD. bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February during the 2nd quarter valued at $393,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 9,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – February during the third quarter worth $420,000.

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.