First Trust Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTCS) Short Interest Down 53.4% in February

First Trust Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTCS) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,300 shares, a drop of 53.4% from the January 31st total of 32,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 283,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Capital Strength ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $818,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $249,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 2,593.6% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $2,714,000. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 18.8% during the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 348,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,689,000 after acquiring an additional 55,142 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of FTCS traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $91.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 309,692 shares, compared to its average volume of 305,441. First Trust Capital Strength ETF has a one year low of $81.16 and a one year high of $94.23. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.52 and a beta of 0.86.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.4043 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF Company Profile

First Trust Capital Strength ETF, formerly First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Credit Suisse U.S. Value Index, Powered by HOLT (the Index). The Index is developed, maintained and sponsored by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Credit Suisse Group AG (collectively, the Index Provider).