FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) Short Interest Up 131.3% in July

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,324 shares, an increase of 131.3% from the June 30th total of 10,947 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 8,403 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Trading Up 0.2%

BATS:FDEC opened at $54.53 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a 12-month low of $46.83 and a 12-month high of $54.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $54.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 47.4% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 374,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,447,000 after buying an additional 120,506 shares in the last quarter. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,772,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 294,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,071,000 after acquiring an additional 68,979 shares in the last quarter. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 1,169.5% during the 1st quarter. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC now owns 73,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,674,000 after acquiring an additional 68,065 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 25.2% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 236,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,109,000 after acquiring an additional 47,634 shares in the last quarter.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (FDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. 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. FDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.