Short Interest in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) Grows By 130.7%

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) saw a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 131,095 shares, a growth of 130.7% from the May 31st total of 56,814 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 15,518 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of QDEC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the third quarter valued at $78,000. Share Andrew L. bought a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 4th quarter worth about $205,000. Equitable Trust Co. purchased a new position in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December in the 1st quarter worth about $310,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 132.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 15,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,000 after acquiring an additional 9,100 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 66.2% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 25,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $819,000 after acquiring an additional 10,023 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of BATS QDEC opened at $35.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $659.00 million, a P/E ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a twelve month low of $27.48 and a twelve month high of $35.74. The company has a 50 day moving average of $35.02 and a 200 day moving average of $33.30.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (QDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ 100 – USD index. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on QQQ ETF over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. QDEC was launched on Dec 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.