FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Stock Short Interest Falls 49.2%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,148 shares, a decline of 49.2% from the August 31st total of 82,971 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 45,982 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 57.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 207,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,703,000 after purchasing an additional 75,855 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 111.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,579,000 after buying an additional 17,745 shares during the period. Founders Financial Securities LLC raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 73,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,306,000 after acquiring an additional 12,189 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $4,806,000 after acquiring an additional 10,069 shares during the period. Finally, MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC now owns 211,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,231,000 after purchasing an additional 6,429 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $47.60 on Tuesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a 1-year low of $42.83 and a 1-year high of $47.85. The company has a market capitalization of $335.58 million, a P/E ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $47.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.33.

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.