Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (BATS:DDEC) Increases By 121.8%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (BATS:DDEC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,268 shares, a growth of 121.8% from the April 15th total of 2,375 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,334 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December Price Performance

DDEC opened at $46.90 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December has a fifty-two week low of $39.99 and a fifty-two week high of $47.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.06. The company has a market capitalization of $382.24 million, a P/E ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.36.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DDEC. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December during the third quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December during the third quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Nova Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 30,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,353,000 after purchasing an additional 4,271 shares in the last quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 16.9% during the first quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 9,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December by 10.0% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $519,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares in the last quarter.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – December (DDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust index. 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. DDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.