Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) Short Interest Update

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 548,544 shares, an increase of 338.7% from the June 30th total of 125,044 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 590,513 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 275.5% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF during the first quarter valued at about $119,000. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $238,000.

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF Trading Up 0.2%

LVHI opened at $42.54 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $40.35. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.45. Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF has a 1-year low of $32.86 and a 1-year high of $42.65.

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF Company Profile

The Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an all-cap index of developed ex-US stocks, selected and weighted to emphasize profitability, high dividends, low price volatility and low earnings volatility. LVHI was launched on Jul 27, 2016 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.