FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (BATS:GOCT) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 347 shares, a decline of 93.5% from the May 14th total of 5,298 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,840 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October stock opened at $40.92 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October has a fifty-two week low of $35.65 and a fifty-two week high of $41.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $254.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $40.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOCT. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October during the 4th quarter worth approximately $76,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $138,000.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – October (GOCT) 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. GOCT was launched on Oct 20, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.