Short Interest in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Rises By ?

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,215 shares, an increase of ? from the July 30th total of 0 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 8,798 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FICS traded down $0.09 on Friday, hitting $42.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,381 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,788. The company has a market capitalization of $211.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $42.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.13. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 12 month low of $37.25 and a 12 month high of $43.38.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $0.4455 per share. This is an increase from First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. VestGen Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,544,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the first quarter valued at $2,515,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 188.3% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 91,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,588,000 after buying an additional 59,553 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 48.4% during the 1st quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 146,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,725,000 after purchasing an additional 47,814 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 2,958.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 39,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,598,000 after acquiring an additional 38,525 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

The First Trust International Developed Cap Strength ETF (FICS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called The International Developed Capital Strength IndexSM (the Index). FICS was launched on Dec 15, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.