First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Update

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,100 shares, a decrease of 92.5% from the February 13th total of 81,200 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 757,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,327,000 after acquiring an additional 42,436 shares during the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 627,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,218,000 after acquiring an additional 45,611 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 4th quarter worth $4,462,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 232,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,780,000 after buying an additional 5,987 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Entruity Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,577,000.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of FID traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $17.20. 151 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,138. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $15.18 and a 1 year high of $17.78. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.46 and its 200-day moving average is $16.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.80.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth.