Short Interest in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) Declines By 55.5%

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August (BATS:DAUG) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 12,087 shares, a decline of 55.5% from the May 14th total of 27,142 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,547 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC now owns 211,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,231,000 after purchasing an additional 6,429 shares during the last quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 161,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,144,000 after purchasing an additional 5,305 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 138,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 110,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,806,000 after purchasing an additional 10,069 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 104,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,562,000 after purchasing an additional 33,577 shares during the period.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August Price Performance

DAUG stock opened at $46.53 on Monday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August has a 52-week low of $40.54 and a 52-week high of $46.70. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $45.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.84. The company has a market capitalization of $328.04 million, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 0.45.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August

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.