FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) Stock Short Interest Rises 646.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (BATS:GSEP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 66,783 shares, a growth of 646.3% from the September 15th total of 8,948 shares. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 180,467 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September Trading Up 0.4%

BATS:GSEP traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $42.59. 45,711 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 63,503. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.83. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September has a fifty-two week low of $37.40 and a fifty-two week high of $42.66. The company has a market capitalization of $246.17 million, a PE ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 0.51.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GSEP. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 91.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 323,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,245,000 after purchasing an additional 154,701 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 6.1% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 293,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,195,000 after buying an additional 16,815 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 3.7% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 217,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,294,000 after buying an additional 7,696 shares during the period. Schulz Wealth LTD. acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September during the second quarter worth approximately $3,895,000. Finally, SMART Wealth LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September by 8.6% in the first quarter. SMART Wealth LLC now owns 52,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,013,000 after buying an additional 4,164 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – September (GSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GSEP was launched on Sep 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.