FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) Short Interest Down 69.2% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,546 shares, a decline of 69.2% from the August 15th total of 21,260 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 39,343 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of GDEC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the first quarter valued at $4,037,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the second quarter worth about $913,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 12,940.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $550,000 after purchasing an additional 13,717 shares during the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,006,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 45.7% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 137,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,086,000 after purchasing an additional 43,100 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December Price Performance

BATS:GDEC opened at $40.68 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $514.60 million, a PE ratio of 24.95 and a beta of 0.42. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $40.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.23. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a 12 month low of $36.35 and a 12 month high of $40.92.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (GDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GDEC was launched on Dec 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.