Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) Expands By 131.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,324 shares, a growth of 131.3% from the June 30th total of 10,947 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 8,403 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of FDEC opened at $54.42 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a 12-month low of $46.83 and a 12-month high of $54.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Cornerstone Wealth LLC TN bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth approximately $234,000. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth approximately $225,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December during the 4th quarter worth approximately $232,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $222,000.

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.