FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,947 shares, a decrease of 67.8% from the June 15th total of 33,966 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 162,331 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 47.4% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 374,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,447,000 after acquiring an additional 120,506 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 374,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,160,000 after acquiring an additional 9,281 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 294,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,071,000 after purchasing an additional 68,979 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 281,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,019,000 after purchasing an additional 27,216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 25.2% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 236,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,109,000 after buying an additional 47,634 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Stock Up 0.3%

FDEC stock traded up $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $54.88. The company had a trading volume of 5,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,304. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a fifty-two week low of $46.78 and a fifty-two week high of $54.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $54.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.24.

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

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.