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

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 28,831 shares, a drop of 78.0% from the June 15th total of 131,095 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 45,890 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of QDEC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the third quarter worth about $78,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 132.6% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 15,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,000 after buying an additional 9,100 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 76,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,487,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 66.2% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $819,000 after buying an additional 10,023 shares during the period. Finally, Share Andrew L. acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $205,000.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Trading Up 0.4%

BATS QDEC traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $35.67. The company had a trading volume of 7,118 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,532. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $35.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.50. The company has a market capitalization of $663.46 million, a PE ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a twelve month low of $27.48 and a twelve month high of $35.74.

About FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December

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.