FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,461 shares, an increase of 175.4% from the May 31st total of 5,613 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,616 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

BATS:GDEC opened at $39.46 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $499.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.95 and a beta of 0.42. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a 1 year low of $34.96 and a 1 year high of $39.91. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.33.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 15.7% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 3,430 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the 1st quarter worth about $260,000. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 36.0% during the 1st quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after buying an additional 4,592 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 45.7% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 137,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,086,000 after buying an additional 43,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LVZ Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 42.0% in the 1st quarter. LVZ Inc. now owns 14,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 4,323 shares during the last quarter.

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

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.