FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 123.9% in October

Posted by Tyrone Williams on Nov 1st, 2026

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 60,162 shares, a growth of 123.9% from the September 30th total of 26,871 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,576 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Equitable Trust Co. acquired a new position in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the first quarter valued at approximately $310,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 246.6% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 264,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,335,000 after purchasing an additional 188,488 shares during the period.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of QDEC stock opened at $35.85 on Friday. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a 52-week low of $30.51 and a 52-week high of $37.26. The stock has a market cap of $666.81 million, a PE ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.60.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

(Get Free Report)

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.