FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (BATS:FDEC) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,947 shares, a decline of 67.8% from the June 15th total of 33,966 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 162,331 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 254,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,039,000 after purchasing an additional 31,752 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 215,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,006,000 after purchasing an additional 45,642 shares during the period. Faithward Advisors LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 41.4% during the 1st quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC now owns 85,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,257,000 after buying an additional 25,078 shares during the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 81,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,181,000 after buying an additional 10,818 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December by 42.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 40,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,092,000 after buying an additional 12,167 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December stock opened at $54.65 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.28. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December has a 12-month low of $46.78 and a 12-month high of $54.88. The stock has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.01 and a beta of 0.65.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – December (FDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.