Short Interest in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) Declines By 63.2%

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BATS:BUFS) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,355 shares, a decrease of 63.2% from the June 30th total of 79,849 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 37,790 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BUFS. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF during the first quarter worth about $362,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $400,000. NewEdge Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $461,000. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 23,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,000 after acquiring an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF by 161.6% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 39,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,000 after acquiring an additional 24,689 shares during the period.

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF Stock Performance

BATS:BUFS opened at $25.04 on Tuesday. FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF has a 12-month low of $20.88 and a 12-month high of $25.61. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.00.

About FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

The FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in an equal-weighted, laddered portfolio of four FT Vest US Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs. The fund targets specific buffered losses and capped gains on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) BUFS was launched on May 29, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.