Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) Increases By 81.9%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,457 shares, an increase of 81.9% from the June 30th total of 1,351 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 11,937 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 15.7% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $934,000 after purchasing an additional 3,430 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the first quarter valued at approximately $260,000. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 36.0% during the 1st quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after buying an additional 4,592 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 45.7% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 137,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,086,000 after buying an additional 43,100 shares during the period. Finally, LVZ Inc. lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 42.0% during the 1st quarter. LVZ Inc. now owns 14,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 4,323 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December Stock Down 0.6%

GDEC stock opened at $39.68 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.67. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a 52-week low of $35.28 and a 52-week high of $40.11. The firm has a market cap of $501.95 million, a P/E ratio of 24.95 and a beta of 0.42.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (GDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GDEC was launched on Dec 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.