FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) Short Interest Down 56.9% in May

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 19,626 shares, a decrease of 56.9% from the May 14th total of 45,519 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,186 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.2 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (BATS:SAUG) by 24.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,165 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. owned about 0.14% of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August worth $132,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August Stock Performance

Shares of SAUG stock opened at $27.50 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.26. FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August has a 12 month low of $22.60 and a 12 month high of $27.55.

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF – August (SAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF over a one-year period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. SAUG was launched on Aug 18, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.