FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (BATS:DSEP) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (BATS:DSEP) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,563 shares, an increase of 141.6% from the June 15th total of 5,200 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 11,484 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 425.1% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 45.5% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 18,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $839,000 after purchasing an additional 5,848 shares during the last quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September during the 4th quarter valued at about $240,000. Winnow Wealth LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 9,820.2% in the fourth quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC now owns 122,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,513,000 after purchasing an additional 121,280 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 35,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,594,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of DSEP stock opened at $47.77 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $47.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.82. The stock has a market cap of $300.00 million, a PE ratio of 24.47 and a beta of 0.43. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September has a 1 year low of $42.55 and a 1 year high of $47.81.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (DSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY shares over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. DSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.