First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,600 shares, an increase of 86.5% from the August 31st total of 14,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FICS opened at $38.60 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.47. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 1 year low of $32.79 and a 1 year high of $40.24. The firm has a market cap of $218.09 million, a PE ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.84.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0918 per share. This represents a $0.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 25th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. US Bancorp DE acquired a new stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the first quarter valued at $44,000. Capital Analysts LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $55,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the second quarter valued at about $114,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 221.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,000 after acquiring an additional 3,781 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 14.2% in the second quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 6,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 847 shares during the period.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Company Profile

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).