FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February (BATS:DFEB) Short Interest Down 66.7% in May

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February (BATS:DFEB) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 8,000 shares, a decrease of 66.7% from the May 14th total of 23,994 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 31,292 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February by 925.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 68,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,202,000 after buying an additional 62,101 shares during the last quarter. GGM Financials LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February in the 3rd quarter valued at about $110,000. Finally, Integrated Investment Consultants LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February in the 3rd quarter valued at about $201,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February Stock Performance

Shares of DFEB stock opened at $50.19 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.60 and its 200-day moving average is $48.45. The stock has a market cap of $481.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 0.41. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February has a 52-week low of $43.60 and a 52-week high of $50.61.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – February (DFEB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPY shares over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. DFEB was launched on Feb 21, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.