Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Drops By 73.3%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,226 shares, a decline of 73.3% from the May 31st total of 12,087 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,575 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Shares of BATS:DAUG opened at $46.38 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $46.24 and a 200-day moving average of $45.02. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a twelve month low of $41.41 and a twelve month high of $46.80. The firm has a market cap of $326.98 million, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 1.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 138,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after buying an additional 1,362 shares during the period. Quartz Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August in the first quarter valued at approximately $212,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August in the first quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 10.0% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 110,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,806,000 after acquiring an additional 10,069 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 3.1% during the first quarter. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC now owns 211,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,231,000 after acquiring an additional 6,429 shares in the last quarter.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (DAUG) 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. DAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.