FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (BATS:DDEC) Short Interest Down 73.9% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (BATS:DDEC) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 6,000 shares, a drop of 73.9% from the July 30th total of 22,993 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,252 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December Stock Performance

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December stock opened at $48.42 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December has a 52 week low of $42.57 and a 52 week high of $48.50. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $47.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.62 million, a PE ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.36.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December during the third quarter worth $70,000. Cottage Street Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 16.9% during the first quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 9,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,000 after buying an additional 1,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 10.0% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after acquiring an additional 1,065 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (DDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. 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. DDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.