Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) Decreases By 63.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 11,040 shares, a decline of 63.3% from the July 30th total of 30,091 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 21,519 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Schulz Wealth LTD. bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December in the second quarter worth $8,078,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 149.9% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,822,000 after purchasing an additional 20,069 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 2.9% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 14,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $795,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 10.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 35,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,771,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 1,169.5% in the first quarter. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC now owns 73,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,674,000 after purchasing an additional 68,065 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BATS FDEC opened at $55.80 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a 12-month low of $47.67 and a 12-month high of $55.97. The company has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $54.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.15.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

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.