FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 39.9% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 25,344 shares, a decrease of 39.9% from the September 15th total of 42,148 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 16,329 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DAUG. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 111.2% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,579,000 after purchasing an additional 17,745 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 57.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 207,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,703,000 after purchasing an additional 75,855 shares during the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 19.7% during the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 73,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,306,000 after purchasing an additional 12,189 shares during the last quarter. Cascade Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August in the 3rd quarter worth about $809,000. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. bought a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,060,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of DAUG opened at $47.59 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $335.51 million, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a fifty-two week low of $42.83 and a fifty-two week high of $48.13. The company’s fifty day moving average is $47.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.71.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (DAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY shares over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. DAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.