FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – October (BATS:DOCT) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 120.9% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – October (BATS:DOCT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 68,908 shares, a growth of 120.9% from the September 15th total of 31,190 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,167 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.8 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – October Stock Performance

Shares of DOCT stock opened at $48.21 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.65. The company has a market capitalization of $396.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.90 and a beta of 0.37. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – October has a twelve month low of $42.76 and a twelve month high of $48.42.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – October Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – October (DOCT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. DOCT was launched on Oct 16, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.