FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) Shares Acquired by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (BATS:FOCT) by 56.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 111,208 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,332 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October were worth $4,741,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 50.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 7,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after acquiring an additional 2,579 shares during the last quarter. McCarthy & Cox grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. McCarthy & Cox now owns 144,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,155,000 after acquiring an additional 7,162 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $987,000 after acquiring an additional 6,442 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 40,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,728,000 after acquiring an additional 3,489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October in the 4th quarter valued at about $352,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

Shares of BATS FOCT opened at $42.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $858.84 million, a PE ratio of 26.58 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.77.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.