FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) saw a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,163 shares, a decrease of 69.1% from the August 31st total of 49,149 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,326 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December stock opened at $56.21 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.80. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a 12 month low of $48.63 and a 12 month high of $56.29. The stock has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Faithward Advisors LLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 41.4% in the first quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC now owns 85,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,257,000 after acquiring an additional 25,078 shares during the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 81,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,181,000 after purchasing an additional 10,818 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 42.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 40,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,092,000 after purchasing an additional 12,167 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 255.5% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 34,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,761,000 after purchasing an additional 24,721 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 1,169.5% in the 1st quarter. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC now owns 73,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,674,000 after purchasing an additional 68,065 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

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.