First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 81,200 shares, an increase of 1,627.7% from the January 31st total of 4,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.4 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of FID stock opened at $16.72 on Friday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a twelve month low of $15.18 and a twelve month high of $17.78. The company has a market cap of $81.93 million, a P/E ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.81.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.2154 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $58,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 4th quarter worth $119,000. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $179,000. Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 15,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,000 after buying an additional 3,149 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile

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.