FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 54.4% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,542 shares, a growth of 54.4% from the September 15th total of 6,829 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,420 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December Stock Performance

Shares of XDEC opened at $43.91 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.85. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a 52-week low of $39.57 and a 52-week high of $44.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $223.06 million, a PE ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.41.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bullseye Investment Management LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 398.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 4,163 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the second quarter worth $224,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 45.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 8,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 2,686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the second quarter worth $707,000.

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

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.