FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 123.9% in October

Posted by Renee Jackson on Oct 31st, 2026

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December (BATS:QDEC – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 60,162 shares, a growth of 123.9% from the September 30th total of 26,871 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 30,576 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days.

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December Price Performance

Shares of BATS QDEC opened at $35.85 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.60. The company has a market capitalization of $666.81 million, a P/E ratio of 30.41 and a beta of 0.72. FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December has a 1 year low of $30.51 and a 1 year high of $37.26.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Equitable Trust Co. purchased a new stake in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December during the 1st quarter worth about $310,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 16,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December by 246.6% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 264,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,335,000 after buying an additional 188,488 shares during the last quarter.

About FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – December

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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.