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 significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,119,857 shares, a growth of 48,309.6% from the January 15th total of 4,379 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,986 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 73.1 days. Currently, 32.9% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 32.9% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 28,986 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 73.1 days.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,119,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,005,000 after purchasing an additional 81,728 shares during the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,821,000 after acquiring an additional 49,669 shares in the last quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC boosted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 278,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,730,000 after buying an additional 19,151 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 13.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 269,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,178,000 after acquiring an additional 31,385 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 243,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,010,000 after buying an additional 7,371 shares during the period.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FID opened at $22.27 on Thursday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a fifty-two week low of $15.79 and a fifty-two week high of $22.32. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.24. The company has a market capitalization of $143.64 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.3031 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. This is a positive change from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%.

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.