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 large growth in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 200,700 shares, agrowthof421.3% from the July 31st total of 38,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.0 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock opened at $19.64 on Wednesday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 52 week low of $15.75 and a 52 week high of $20.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $111.95 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $19.55 and a 200-day moving average of $18.39.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were issued a dividend of $0.3672 per share. This is an increase from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $1.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.5%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $4,526,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $876,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 807,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,925,000 after purchasing an additional 50,082 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 68.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 110,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,128,000 after purchasing an additional 45,023 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 81.5% in the 2nd quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 92,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after purchasing an additional 41,562 shares in the last quarter.

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.