FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 12,087 shares, a decrease of 55.5% from the May 14th total of 27,142 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,547 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Stock Performance

Shares of BATS DAUG opened at $46.53 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.84. The firm has a market cap of $328.04 million, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a 1 year low of $40.54 and a 1 year high of $46.70.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC now owns 211,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,231,000 after purchasing an additional 6,429 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 161,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,144,000 after purchasing an additional 5,305 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 138,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 110,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,806,000 after purchasing an additional 10,069 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 104,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,562,000 after purchasing an additional 33,577 shares in the last quarter.

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.