FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (BATS:DSEP) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

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FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (BATS:DSEP – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,537 shares, an increase of 79.4% from the June 30th total of 12,563 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,436 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September Stock Performance

DSEP stock opened at $47.89 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September has a fifty-two week low of $42.65 and a fifty-two week high of $47.89. The company has a market capitalization of $300.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47 and a beta of 0.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $47.37 and a 200-day moving average of $46.03.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DSEP. Winnow Wealth LLC increased its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 9,820.2% during the fourth quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC now owns 122,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,513,000 after acquiring an additional 121,280 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 45.5% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 18,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,000 after buying an additional 5,848 shares in the last quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September in the 4th quarter valued at about $240,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,604,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the last quarter.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September Company Profile

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The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – September (DSEP) 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. DSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.

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