FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LQTI) Short Interest Update

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF (NYSEARCA:LQTI) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,455 shares, a decrease of 55.8% from the November 30th total of 107,334 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 58,290 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 58,290 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LQTI. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 1,641.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 177,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,614,000 after acquiring an additional 166,927 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 83,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,710,000 after purchasing an additional 2,580 shares during the period. Prosperity Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Prosperity Financial Group Inc. now owns 170,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,469,000 after buying an additional 3,384 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 996.8% during the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,535,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,328,000 after buying an additional 1,395,276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Insight Advisors LLC PA boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF by 144.4% during the 3rd quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA now owns 63,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,288,000 after buying an additional 37,293 shares during the period.

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF Trading Up 0.8%

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF stock opened at $20.16 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $20.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.22. FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF has a 52 week low of $19.45 and a 52 week high of $20.66.

FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF Company Profile

The FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF (LQTI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation through a synthetic long exposure to the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and a partial covered call strategy. It seeks an annual rate of approximately 5% over LQDs current annual yield. LQTI was launched on Feb 12, 2025 and is issued by First Trust.