Short Interest in AB International Buffer ETF (NASDAQ:BUFI) Decreases By 50.5%

AB International Buffer ETF (NASDAQ:BUFI) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,884 shares, a drop of 50.5% from the June 30th total of 15,932 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 25,763 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in AB International Buffer ETF during the first quarter valued at $427,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new position in AB International Buffer ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $451,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AB International Buffer ETF by 144.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of AB International Buffer ETF by 30.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,568,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,089,000 after acquiring an additional 365,098 shares in the last quarter.

AB International Buffer ETF Stock Up 0.1%

BUFI stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $42.17. 246 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,896. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $42.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.49. AB International Buffer ETF has a 52-week low of $37.30 and a 52-week high of $42.81.

AB International Buffer ETF Company Profile

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.