FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 131,095 shares, a growth of 130.7% from the May 31st total of 56,814 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,518 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.4 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of QDEC opened at $35.10 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $652.86 million, a P/E ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a 50-day moving average of $34.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.28. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a 12-month low of $27.48 and a 12-month high of $35.74.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the 3rd quarter valued at $78,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 76,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,487,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 66.2% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $819,000 after acquiring an additional 10,023 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 132.6% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 15,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,000 after acquiring an additional 9,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Equitable Trust Co. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the first quarter valued at $310,000.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

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.