Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) Rises By 111.7%

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,957 shares, an increase of 111.7% from the April 15th total of 11,787 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August Price Performance

SAUG opened at $27.14 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a 1-year low of $22.56 and a 1-year high of $27.30. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August stock. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) by 29.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,003 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,827 shares during the period. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. owned about 0.21% of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August worth $204,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (SAUG) 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 one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. SAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.