First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Up 36.6% in August

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 20,900 shares, a growth of 36.6% from the August 15th total of 15,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 32,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FICS. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 130,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,468,000 after purchasing an additional 5,546 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the second quarter worth $702,000. Moors & Cabot Inc. acquired a new stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the second quarter valued at $584,000. VitalStone Financial LLC boosted its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 2,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $52,000.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ FICS traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $36.91. The stock had a trading volume of 7,709 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,299. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 1-year low of $28.86 and a 1-year high of $37.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $35.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.89. The company has a market capitalization of $149.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a $0.3357 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.64%.

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).