FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 69,809 shares, a growth of 105.3% from the September 15th total of 34,010 shares. Approximately 5.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,847 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BUFY. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF by 30.0% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF in the first quarter valued at $296,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF during the first quarter worth about $402,000. Capital Analysts LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF by 26.9% during the second quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 17,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arlington Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF during the second quarter worth about $467,000.

FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF stock opened at $23.71 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.43. FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF has a 12-month low of $21.45 and a 12-month high of $24.14.

About FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF

The FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in an equal-weighted, laddered portfolio of four FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs. The fund targets specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA). BUFY was launched on Sep 25, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.