FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (BATS:DSEP) Short Interest Up 79.9% in August

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (BATS:DSEP) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 17,034 shares, an increase of 79.9% from the July 30th total of 9,468 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,469 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

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

DSEP opened at $48.55 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September has a 12 month low of $43.28 and a 12 month high of $48.56. The business has a 50-day moving average of $47.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $304.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47 and a beta of 0.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DSEP. Winnow Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 9,820.2% during the 4th quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC now owns 122,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,513,000 after purchasing an additional 121,280 shares during the period. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September in the fourth quarter worth $240,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,604,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares during the period.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (DSEP) 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. DSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.