FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) Short Interest Update

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) was the target of a large drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 37,260 shares, a drop of 42.3% from the August 15th total of 64,612 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,826 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 246.6% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 264,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,335,000 after buying an additional 188,488 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. bought a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 1st quarter worth approximately $310,000. Share Andrew L. bought a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 820 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Price Performance

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December stock opened at $36.03 on Wednesday. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a 1 year low of $30.51 and a 1 year high of $36.34. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $35.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.55. The stock has a market cap of $670.16 million, a P/E ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (QDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ 100 – USD index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on QQQ ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. QDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.