FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) Short Interest Up 8,026.4% in June

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,447 shares, a growth of 8,026.4% from the June 15th total of 227 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 81,177 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December Stock Up 0.1%

BATS:XDEC traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $43.01. 12,331 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,043. The stock has a market cap of $218.49 million, a PE ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.41. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a 12 month low of $38.89 and a 12 month high of $43.10. The company has a fifty day moving average of $42.59 and a 200 day moving average of $41.58.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XDEC. SageGuard Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the 4th quarter valued at about $538,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 45.3% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 8,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 2,686 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,298,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 47.4% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 227,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,184,000 after purchasing an additional 73,240 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Financial Group grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 0.9% during the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 215,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,669,000 after purchasing an additional 1,860 shares during the period.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (XDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XDEC was launched on Dec 17, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.