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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,966 shares, a growth of 609.0% from the May 31st total of 4,791 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,848 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 2.9% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 31,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,368,000 after purchasing an additional 876 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth approximately $417,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth approximately $222,000. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 46.5% in the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 14,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,000 after buying an additional 4,636 shares during the period. Finally, Griffith & Werner Inc. purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,680,000.

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

Shares of FDEC stock opened at $53.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $53.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.98. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a 1-year low of $46.27 and a 1-year high of $54.62.

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.