FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) Short Interest Up 77.9% in July

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (BATS:GJUL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,692 shares, an increase of 77.9% from the June 30th total of 17,249 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 21,166 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July Trading Down 0.8%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July stock opened at $43.30 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $43.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.31. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July has a 52 week low of $39.05 and a 52 week high of $43.87. The stock has a market cap of $348.56 million, a PE ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 0.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GJUL. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 205.4% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,467,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,541,000 after buying an additional 987,354 shares during the last quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 376,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,571,000 after acquiring an additional 9,746 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 266,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,014,000 after acquiring an additional 10,243 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 198,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,204,000 after acquiring an additional 4,964 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 194,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,036,000 after acquiring an additional 1,923 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – July (GJUL) 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 one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GJUL was launched on Jul 21, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.