FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Short Interest Update

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 trading volume of 8,195 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.3 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August stock opened at $47.64 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a twelve month low of $42.54 and a twelve month high of $47.78. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $47.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.88. The firm has a market cap of $335.86 million, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45.

Institutional Trading of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 65.0% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC grew its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 62,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,758,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 23,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,043,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 26,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,162,000 after acquiring an additional 736 shares during the last quarter.

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

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.