Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) Expands By 577.9%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:GDEC) saw a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,657 shares, an increase of 577.9% from the July 15th total of 2,457 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,446 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the third quarter valued at approximately $120,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December during the first quarter worth $260,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 1,517.5% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 12,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after acquiring an additional 11,427 shares in the last quarter. LVZ Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 42.0% during the 1st quarter. LVZ Inc. now owns 14,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 4,323 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequent Planning LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Sequent Planning LLC now owns 16,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113 shares in the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December Stock Performance

BATS GDEC opened at $40.48 on Wednesday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a one year low of $35.71 and a one year high of $40.53. The company has a market capitalization of $512.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.95 and a beta of 0.42. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.82.

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

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (GDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GDEC was launched on Dec 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.