Short Interest in First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF (NYSEARCA:DEED) Declines By 85.7%

Posted by Donna Armstrong on Aug 14th, 2026

First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF (NYSEARCA:DEED – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,501 shares, a drop of 85.7% from the July 15th total of 31,368 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 92,309 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $54,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF by 200.0% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $143,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $146,000. Finally, Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF by 73.7% in the 1st quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 17,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 7,538 shares during the period.

First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of DEED traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $21.19. The company had a trading volume of 3,548 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,318. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $21.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.42. First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF has a 52-week low of $20.97 and a 52-week high of $22.03.

About First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF

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The First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF (DEED) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively-managed fund of US securitized debt securities that have broad maturities. DEED was launched on Apr 29, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.