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) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,403 shares, an increase of 90.0% from the August 15th total of 6,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,566 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

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

Shares of BATS:DDEC opened at $48.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $394.05 million, a P/E ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.36. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December has a 1-year low of $43.33 and a 1-year high of $48.58. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (BATS:DDEC) by 10.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,721 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,065 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.14% of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December worth $519,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

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.