FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,148 shares, a drop of 49.2% from the August 31st total of 82,971 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 45,982 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 57.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 207,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,703,000 after acquiring an additional 75,855 shares in the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August in the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,000. RFG Advisory LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 13,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,000 after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 111.2% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,579,000 after purchasing an additional 17,745 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 1.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 138,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,040,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of BATS DAUG opened at $47.56 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $335.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a 52-week low of $42.83 and a 52-week high of $47.85. The business’s 50 day moving average is $47.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.36.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (DAUG) 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. DAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.