FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) Short Interest Up 289.0% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,311 shares, an increase of 289.0% from the July 30th total of 5,222 shares. Currently, 3.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,403 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Stock Up 0.0%

BATS FHDG opened at $37.06 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $36.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.49. FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF has a 1 year low of $32.21 and a 1 year high of $37.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FHDG. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 68.6% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,036 shares during the last quarter. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the second quarter worth about $213,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $242,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $281,000. Finally, IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $438,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Company Profile

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims to deliver returns that match the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust price performance up to a set upside cap, while providing a dynamic buffer of 5% or 7.5% against losses over a three-month period. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer each quarter FHDG was launched on Nov 15, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.