Short Interest in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Increases By 1,092.6%

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,200 shares, an increase of 1,092.6% from the November 30th total of 2,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock opened at $16.23 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.73. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a one year low of $15.11 and a one year high of $17.78. The company has a market capitalization of $77.09 million, a PE ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a $0.2154 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $179,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,066,000 after purchasing an additional 2,274 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 27,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after buying an additional 667 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 21.3% in the second quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 2,706 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 139,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,194,000 after buying an additional 2,066 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile

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.