Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Increases By 108.9%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 43,238 shares, a growth of 108.9% from the July 30th total of 20,697 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,195 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.3 days.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DAUG. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 142.7% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 31,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,225,000 after purchasing an additional 18,568 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 65.0% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 17.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August during the third quarter worth $280,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 41.4% during the third quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 56,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,462,000 after buying an additional 16,520 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Stock Down 0.1%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $47.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $335.86 million, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a 12-month low of $42.54 and a 12-month high of $47.78. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $47.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.88.

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

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.