Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) Increases By 289.0%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,311 shares, a growth of 289.0% from the July 30th total of 5,222 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,403 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 3.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FHDG. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 1,076,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,511,000 after acquiring an additional 36,462 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 246,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,337,000 after acquiring an additional 25,496 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,565,000 after acquiring an additional 5,086 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $1,230,000. Finally, HRT Financial LP acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,035,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of FHDG opened at $37.16 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.53. FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF has a 52-week low of $32.21 and a 52-week high of $37.31.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims to deliver returns that match the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust price performance up to a set upside cap, while providing a dynamic buffer of 5% or 7.5% against losses over a three-month period. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer each quarter FHDG was launched on Nov 15, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.