FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,517 shares, a decrease of 97.1% from the June 15th total of 51,687 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 156,060 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 1.7% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 15,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $832,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. FWG Investments LLC. grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 51,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,444,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 6,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after purchasing an additional 935 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of FOCT stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $52.68. 9,337 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 34,985. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $51.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.11. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 1-year low of $44.82 and a 1-year high of $52.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) 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. FOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.