FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April (BATS:APXM) Short Interest Up 150.1% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April (BATS:APXM) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,118 shares, a growth of 150.1% from the August 15th total of 3,646 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 526 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 17.3 days. Approximately 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of BATS APXM opened at $32.08 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.62. FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April has a 52 week low of $30.61 and a 52 week high of $32.14.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April in the 2nd quarter valued at about $248,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $257,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 15,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 2,396 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 15,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baer Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April in the first quarter valued at approximately $401,000.

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

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII – FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – April is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. The fund is co-managed by Vest Financial LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It uses derivatives such as FLexible EXchange Options that reference the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies.