FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 33,480 shares, an increase of 96.5% from the September 15th total of 17,042 shares. Approximately 5.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,016 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. RFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 257,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,317,000 after purchasing an additional 10,417 shares during the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $5,668,000. Sage Capital Advisors llc grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 71,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,651,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,565,000 after purchasing an additional 5,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $281,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of FHDG stock opened at $37.56 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF has a one year low of $32.77 and a one year high of $37.64. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.22.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims to deliver returns that match the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust price performance up to a set upside cap, while providing a dynamic buffer of 5% or 7.5% against losses over a three-month period. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer each quarter FHDG was launched on Nov 15, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.