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

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,379 shares, a decline of 95.4% from the December 31st total of 95,690 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,459 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 29,459 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:FID traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $21.53. 20,459 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,951. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $15.79 and a 1 year high of $21.65. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $137.79 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were paid a $0.3031 dividend. This is a boost from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $1.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FID. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the third quarter worth about $30,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the second quarter worth $62,000. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 14.5% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 648 shares during the period.

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. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.