FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) Short Interest Update

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of 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 volume of 15,518 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of QDEC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 246.6% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 264,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,335,000 after acquiring an additional 188,488 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 66.2% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $819,000 after purchasing an additional 10,023 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth $310,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 132.6% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 15,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,000 after purchasing an additional 9,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Share Andrew L. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the fourth quarter worth $205,000.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Price Performance

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December stock opened at $35.61 on Wednesday. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a 12-month low of $27.48 and a 12-month high of $35.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $662.35 million, a P/E ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $35.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.33.

About FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December

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.