FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,311 shares, a growth of 289.0% from the July 30th total of 5,222 shares. Approximately 3.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 7,403 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 1,076,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,511,000 after buying an additional 36,462 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 246,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,337,000 after acquiring an additional 25,496 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,565,000 after acquiring an additional 5,086 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF in the second quarter valued at about $1,230,000. Finally, HRT Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,035,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Price Performance

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF stock opened at $37.19 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF has a 52 week low of $32.21 and a 52 week high of $37.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $36.54 and a 200-day moving average of $35.52.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims to deliver returns that match the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust price performance up to a set upside cap, while providing a dynamic buffer of 5% or 7.5% against losses over a three-month period. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer each quarter FHDG was launched on Nov 15, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.