FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:GAPR) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (BATS:GAPR) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,479 shares, a decrease of 69.6% from the October 15th total of 21,282 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,945 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the third quarter valued at $706,000. Schulz Wealth LTD. acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April during the second quarter valued at $5,245,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April by 60.7% in the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 312,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,011,000 after acquiring an additional 117,965 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,855,000. Finally, Quad Cities Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April in the 2nd quarter worth about $535,000.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April stock opened at $42.61 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $42.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.52. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April has a 52 week low of $39.18 and a 52 week high of $43.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $294.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.64 and a beta of 0.29.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – April (GAPR) 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. GAPR was launched on Apr 21, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.