FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May (BATS:SMAY) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May (BATS:SMAY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 102,028 shares, a growth of 307.2% from the June 15th total of 25,054 shares. Currently, 2.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,896 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.0 days.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May Stock Performance

Shares of BATS SMAY opened at $28.24 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May has a one year low of $23.86 and a one year high of $28.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.78 million, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $27.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.90.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $120,000. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 58,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,515,000 after buying an additional 1,165 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May during the 4th quarter valued at $708,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 68.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 643 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Heartland Consultants Inc. increased its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May by 3.2% in the second quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 33,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $937,000 after acquiring an additional 1,012 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – May (SMAY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. SMAY was launched on May 19, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.