FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 54.4% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,542 shares, an increase of 54.4% from the September 15th total of 6,829 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,420 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 398.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 4,163 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December in the second quarter worth $224,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 45.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 8,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,686 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the second quarter valued at about $707,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS XDEC opened at $43.91 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a twelve month low of $39.57 and a twelve month high of $44.14. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $43.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.85. The company has a market cap of $223.06 million, a PE ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.41.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (XDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XDEC was launched on Dec 17, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.