FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:GMAR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March (BATS:GMAR) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 42,956 shares, an increase of 138,467.7% from the September 15th total of 31 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 120,803 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GMAR traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.47. The company had a trading volume of 22,697 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,799. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.13. The company has a market capitalization of $512.90 million, a PE ratio of 24.71 and a beta of 0.41. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March has a one year low of $39.91 and a one year high of $45.59.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Schulz Wealth LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,659,000. Citadel Advisors LLC raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 463.4% during the 2nd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 71,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,173,000 after buying an additional 58,988 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 15.1% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 219,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,165,000 after buying an additional 28,799 shares during the period. Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 2,818.7% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 11,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after acquiring an additional 11,331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March by 13.3% in the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 127,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,268,000 after acquiring an additional 14,930 shares in the last quarter.

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.