Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Declines By 37.5%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,816 shares, a decrease of 37.5% from the August 15th total of 25,325 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,434 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 11.6% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 295,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,077,000 after acquiring an additional 30,594 shares during the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 82.8% during the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 146,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,166,000 after purchasing an additional 66,278 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 107,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,109,000 after purchasing an additional 14,767 shares during the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 90,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,454,000 after purchasing an additional 3,770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FWG Investments LLC. lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 51,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,444,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period.

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

FOCT stock opened at $53.81 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $53.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.47. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October has a 52-week low of $46.63 and a 52-week high of $54.06.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.