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) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of 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 trading volume of 9,547 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 65.0% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August in the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 267.9% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 884 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August in the first quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 17.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BATS DAUG opened at $46.53 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a 12 month low of $40.54 and a 12 month high of $46.70. The company has a market cap of $328.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.84.

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.