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 large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 43,238 shares, an increase of 108.9% from the July 30th total of 20,697 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,195 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DAUG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 65.0% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. Mariner LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 62,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,758,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 23,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 26,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,162,000 after purchasing an additional 736 shares during the last quarter.

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

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $47.64 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $47.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.88. 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 company has a market capitalization of $335.86 million, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45.

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.