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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (BATS:DDEC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,833 shares, a growth of 276.5% from the April 30th total of 5,268 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 9,670 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December Stock Performance

BATS DDEC opened at $47.34 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $385.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.36. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.27. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December has a one year low of $40.23 and a one year high of $47.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December during the 3rd quarter valued at about $70,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $74,000. Cottage Street Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 9,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,000 after buying an additional 1,404 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 10.0% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nova Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 30,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,353,000 after buying an additional 4,271 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (DDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. 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. DDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.