First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Short Interest Up 50.0% in August

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, a growth of 50.0% from the August 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF stock opened at $59.35 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $57.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $157.28 million, a PE ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.81. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 52 week low of $41.17 and a 52 week high of $59.98.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were issued a dividend of $0.3479 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $1.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. This is an increase from First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. bought a new stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $392,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,762,000. Creative Planning increased its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $65,000. Finally, Impact Partnership Wealth LLC increased its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 30.6% during the 2nd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 6,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,000 after purchasing an additional 1,501 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Company Profile

The First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the IPOX International index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 50 largest developed markets ex-US IPOs over the first 1,000 trading days for each stock. FPXI was launched on Nov 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.