FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:GMAR) Stock Short Interest Report for October

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:GMAR) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,751 shares, a drop of 58.5% from the October 15th total of 21,085 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,749 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March Trading Up 0.0%

BATS:GMAR traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.40. 3,091 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,283. The firm has a market capitalization of $425.85 million, a P/E ratio of 24.71 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.77. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a fifty-two week low of $40.01 and a fifty-two week high of $45.62.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 41.1% in the 3rd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 1,848 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March during the third quarter worth approximately $824,000. M Holdings Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the third quarter valued at $430,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 4.5% in the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 195,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,849,000 after purchasing an additional 8,402 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 3rd quarter worth $13,001,000.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (GMAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GMAR was launched on Mar 17, 2023 and is managed by First Trust.