Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) Drops By 51.0%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (BATS:XDEC) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,035 shares, a decrease of 51.0% from the June 30th total of 18,447 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,215 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December Price Performance

Shares of BATS:XDEC opened at $42.86 on Thursday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December has a one year low of $39.00 and a one year high of $43.15. The company has a market cap of $217.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of XDEC. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 47.4% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 227,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,184,000 after acquiring an additional 73,240 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 215,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,669,000 after purchasing an additional 1,860 shares in the last quarter. Sequent Planning LLC increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Sequent Planning LLC now owns 126,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,094,000 after purchasing an additional 4,464 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 86,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,533,000 after purchasing an additional 1,638 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December by 30.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 39,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,636,000 after purchasing an additional 9,426 shares during the last quarter.

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

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – December (XDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund seeks to outperform the SPY ETF at about 2x positive price returns while aiming for specific buffered losses and capped gains over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. XDEC was launched on Dec 17, 2021 and is managed by First Trust.