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

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,918 shares, an increase of 66.2% from the June 30th total of 28,831 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,506 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 246.6% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 264,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,335,000 after acquiring an additional 188,488 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 66.2% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $819,000 after acquiring an additional 10,023 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 5.1% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after acquiring an additional 820 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. purchased a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 1st quarter worth approximately $310,000. Finally, Share Andrew L. purchased a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Stock Performance

BATS QDEC opened at $34.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $650.63 million, a P/E ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a fifty-two week low of $27.48 and a fifty-two week high of $35.74.

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.